Dr. Steve McDaniel and his colleagues at the University of Alberta (G. Smith) and the University of Connecticut (J.Weinstock) have won a competitive award from the Alberta Gaming Research Institute for their research: "Validating the Four Es Scale as a Predictor of Gambling Behaviors and Gambling Problems: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Canadian and American College Students."For more about his upcoming research, the Healthy Turtle talked win Dr. McDaniel:
The Healthy Turtle: What will you be looking for in your study? What do you expect to find?
Dr. Steve McDaniel: We want to explore an at-risk cohort, such as college students, in terms of their gambling psychology and behaviors.
HT: How do you think the popularity of poker (particularly Texas Hold'em on television) affects student behavior?
Dr. McDaniel: Poker is the 3rd most covered event on ESPN. This is a generation of young people who, through the availability of legal gambling forms, internet gambling and televised gambling, have had greater exposure to gambling than any generation before them. We need to learn more about how such factors influence their behaviors.
HT: What attracted you to this field of research?
Dr. McDaniel: I get to study an interesting area of psychology that includes risk taking and addiction. Moreover, the work has the opportunity to help people by adding to our understanding of these areas.
HT: Are gambling problems in college students related in any way to other risky behaviors, such as binge drinking?
Dr. McDaniel: This is a very high risk-taking cohort. And it is not uncommon for people to drink while gambling (which can lead to some poor decision making).
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Steve McDaniel, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Kinesiology Department.
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