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designing college drug .prevention programs.KEYWORDS. Marijuana use, misperceptions, social norms, prevention, collegestudentsVideo Game Playing and Gambling in Adolescents:Common RiskFactors……………………………………………….………...…77Richard T.A. WoodRiña GuptaJeffrey L. DerevenskyMark GriffithsVideo games and gambling often contain very similar elements with both providingintermittent rewards and elements of randomness. Furthermore, at a psychological andbehavioral level, slot machine gambling, video lottery terminal (VLT) gambling andvideo game playing share many of the same features. Despite the similarities betweenvideo game playing and gambling the re have been very few studies that havespecifically examined video game playing in relation to gambling behavior. This studyinquired about the nature of adolescent video game playing, gambling activities, andassociated factors. A questionnaire was completed by 996 (549 females, 441 males, 6unspecified) participants from grades 7-11, who ranged in age from I0-17years. Overall,the results of the study found a clear relationship between video game playing andgambling in adolescents, with problem gamblers being significantly more likely thannon-problem gamblers or non-gamblers to spend excessive amounts of time playingvideo games. Problem gamblers were also significantly more likely than non-problemgamblers or non-gamblers to rate themselves as very good or excellent video gameplayers. Furthermore, problem gamblers were more likely to report that they foundvideo games, similar to electronic machine gambling, to promote dissociation and to bearousing and/or relaxing.KEYWORDS. Youth gambling, video game playing, internet, risk factors,coping strategies