Gambling characteristics of Zagrebian students

U ovom istraživanju bavili smo se ispitivanjem nekih čimbenika rizičnosti kockanja. Cilj istraživanja bio je ispitati stav o kockanju te rizičnost kockanja kod studenata u Zagrebu te utvrditi postoje li razlike u navedenim varijablama s obzirom na spol, tip fakulteta i uspješnost u studiju. Također smo željeli ispitati doprinos samopoštovanja (samosviđanja i samokompetentnosti), samokontrole i kognitivnih distorzija (iluzije i praznovjerje/poznavanje vjerojatnosti) stavu o kockanju. Istraživanje je provedeno na 202 studenata, koji su ispunili upitnik sa sociodemografskim pitanjima, skalu samosviđanja i samokompetentnosti, skalu samokontrole, stav o kockanju te skalu rizičnosti kockanja. Rezultati su pokazali da smo ispitivanje proveli na izrazito ne-rizičnoj skupini studenata. Ipak, pokazale su se razlike u rizičnosti kockanja s obzirom na spol, u smjeru da studenti rizičnije kockaju nego studentice. Također se pokazalo da studenti Filozofskog fakulteta bolje poimaju vjerojatnost nego ispitanici sa Fakulteta strojarstva i brodogradnje, te u skladu s time manje rizično kockaju od studenata Fakulteta strojarstva i brodogradnje. Rezultati su također pokazali da ispitanici sa nižom uspješnosti u studiju pokazuju veću rizičnost kockanja, pozitivniji stav prema kockanju, manju samokompetentnost i nižu samokontrolu, za razliku od ispitanika sa višom uspješnosti u studiju. Studenti sa višom samokontrolom imaju negativniji stav o kockanju i manje rizično kockaju. Slična je stvar i sa stavom o kockanju, povezan je sa svim varijablama osim samosviđanjem i samokompetentnosti. Studenti sa izraženijim iluzijama i praznovjerjem/ nepoimanjem vjerojatnosti, imaju pozitivniji stav o kockanju. Nije se pokazalo da ispitanici sa većim rezultatom na skali samosviđanja i samokompetentnosti, većim samopoštovanjem, imaju negativniji stav o kockanju.The aim of this research was to examine the gambling characteristics of risky gambling (in terms of consequences) in Zagrebian students and to determine wheter there are differences regarding some sociodemographic data like gender, type of university and performance success. We also wanted to explore the relationship of cognitive distortions (illusions and auspicious beliefs) and the level of self-respect in regards to gambling habits. We included a self-liking, self-competence and a self-control scale. We also included a scale of their attitude towards gambling and the risk that it poses. The study included 202 respondents. The results showed that the students we included in our research were unordinarily non risky in terms of gambling consequences. Still, differences were shown in terms of gender, male students gamble more risky than female participants. There was also a difference between the type of university, where the students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture gambled more risky than students from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Zagreb. There was a difference regarding performance success as well. Students with a lower performance success gambled more risky and had a more positive attitude towards gambling than those with a higher performance success. Regarding self-control, those with higher self-control had a more negative attitude towards gambling and gambled less risky than those with lower self-control. Students with more cognitive distortions had a more positive attitude towards gambling than those with less. There was no differnece in attitude towards gambling shown in regards to self-respect