caa a22 4500 445837136 CHVBK 20180317145333.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10899-010-9190-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10899-010-9190-4 The Appropriateness of Using Laboratories and Student Participants in Gambling Research [Elektronische Daten] [Sally Gainsbury, Alex Blaszczynski] Increased recognition of the risks associated with gambling has resulted in a greater focus on empirical research to increase the understanding of gambling and design appropriate response strategies. Laboratory studies are a popular mode of research due to their relative ease and lower costs compared to field research; however such studies may be limited in the extent to which results can be generalized to real gambling scenarios. The current research investigated the validity of a laboratory research study using 127 university students (male=97, mean age=20.4) investigating the impact of harm-minimisation measures by replicating the study in gambling venues with 124 club patrons (male=89, mean age=44.1). The main results and effects of both studies were in the same direction, but fewer significant results were found in the venue study. Venue participants provided much less information in response to survey questions than student participants and were less likely to return follow-up questionnaires. It was concluded that both laboratory and field studies provide valuable contributions to the field, but caution should be taken in interpreting results, and where possible both methodologies should be used to verify conclusions. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Research methodology nationallicence Students nationallicence Gambling nationallicence Laboratory studies nationallicence Field studies nationallicence Young adults nationallicence Gainsbury Sally Centre for Gambling Education and Research, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, NSW 2480, Lismore, Australia aut Blaszczynski Alex School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/1(2011-03-01), 83-97 1573-3602 27:1<83 2011 27 10899 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9190-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9190-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gainsbury Sally Centre for Gambling Education and Research, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, NSW 2480, Lismore, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Blaszczynski Alex School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/1(2011-03-01), 83-97 1573-3602 27:1<83 2011 27 10899 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer