The mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between social support and gambling behaviors of college students

본 연구는 대학생의 사회적 지지와 도박행동의 관계에서 자기효능감의 매개효과를 확인하기 위한 연구이다. 연구대상은 현재 전국에 있는 대학교에 재학하고 있는 남, 여 대학생을 대상으로 하여 841부의 자료를 최종분석에 활용하였다. 연구결과 대학생의 문제도박 수준은 중위험도박 11.3%(95명), 문제도박 3.0%(25명) 순으로 나타나 본 연구에서는 도박중독 유병률이 14.3%로 측정되었다. 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 도박행동 차이를 분석한 결과 성별과 한 달 용돈이 통계적으로 유의미하였다. 회귀분석 결과에서는 대학생의 사회적 지지와 도박행동의 관계에서 자기효능감이 완전 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 대학생의 도박문제에 대한 적극적 개입과 예방의 필요성에 대한 구체적인 실천적 함의를 제시하였다.

This study aimed to examine the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between social support and gambling behaviors of college students. A nation-wide survey was conducted on 841 college students for 10 days in March, 2016. The results of the study showed that the prevalence of problem gambling was 14.3%. Among them, approximately 11% of the sample (n=95) was at a medium-risk of gambling and 3% (n=25) was at a high-risk of gambling. Gender and the amount of monthly allowance were significantly associated with gambling behaviors of the sample. As hypothesized, self-efficacy was found as a mediator of the relationship between social support and gambling behaviors. That is, higher social support contributes to a higher level of self-efficacy, which, in turn, decreases gambling behaviors of college students. In sum, gambling behaviors of college students are serious social problems and the development of active interventions and prevention programs for college students is inevitable. Particularly, social work professionals should make an effort to provide programs for improving social support and self-efficacy of college students.