사행 산업 종사자들에 있어 도박 중독에 대한 인식조사 및병적도박, 알코올, 흡연, 우울증의 유병률

A Study of Social Attitudes and Prevalence about Pathological Gambling and Associated Behavioral Problems in Gambling Industry Employees

Object：1) The present study examined comprehensive social attitudes about pathologic gambling and 2) the prevalence of pathologic gambling and other health risks (alcohol, smoking, and depression) among gambling industry employees. Methods： A sample of 388 employees was surveyed by questionnaire about 1) social attitudes about behavior problems related to pathologic gambling, 2) pathologic gambling which was assessed with Korean form of Souths Oak Gambling Screen (KSOGS), alcohol-related problems which were assessed with Korean Version of Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDITK), smoking, and depression which was assessed with Beck Depression Inventory. Result：This study found that gambling industry employees didn’t have higher prevalence of pathologic gambling, alcohol problem, smoking, and depression than that of the general population. In addition, 54.2% of the employees perceived pathologic gambling problematic and 83.5% of the employees perceived the medical treatment about pathologic gambling necessary. However, the majority (75.4%) of them perceived the reason of pathologic gambling personality problem and only 5.4% of them perceived the reason of pathologic gambling biological factor. Conclusion：Our study suggests that 1) majority of gambling industry employees recognize the pathologic gambling’s severity but they don’t yet have a concept that pathologic gambling is a disease and 2) the individuals exposed to an occupational environment of addictive behavior may show different social pattern of addiction with general population. Therefore, more clinical attention must be needed and gambling industry managers should consider increasing education and systemic information about pathologic gambling and other health risks.