caa a22 4500 445837187 CHVBK 20180317145333.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10899-010-9203-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10899-010-9203-3 Gambling Accessibility: A Scale to Measure Gambler Preferences [Elektronische Daten] [Susan Moore, Anna Thomas, Michael Kyrios, Glen Bates, Denise Meredyth] Geographic closeness of gambling venues is not the only aspect of accessibility likely to affect gambling frequency. Perceived accessibility of gambling venues may include other features such as convenience (e.g., opening hours) or "atmosphere”. The aim of the current study was to develop a multidimensional measure of gamblers' perceptions of accessibility, and present evidence for its reliability and validity. We surveyed 303 gamblers with 43 items developed to measure different dimensions of accessibility. Factor analysis of the items produced a two factor solution. The first, Social Accessibility related to the level at which gambling venues were enjoyed because they were social places, provided varying entertainment options and had a pleasant atmosphere. The second factor, Accessible Retreat related to the degree to which venues were enjoyed because they were geographically and temporally available and provided a familiar and anonymous retreat with few interruptions or distractions. Both factors, developed as reliable subscales of the new Gambling Access Scale, demonstrated construct validity through their correlations with other gambling-related measures. Social Accessibility was moderately related to gambling frequency and amount spent, but not to problem gambling, while, as hypothesised, Accessible Retreat was associated with stronger urges to gamble and gambling problems. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Gambling accessibility nationallicence Gambling venues nationallicence Problem gambling nationallicence Moore Susan Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut Thomas Anna Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut Kyrios Michael Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut Bates Glen Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut Meredyth Denise Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/1(2011-03-01), 129-143 1573-3602 27:1<129 2011 27 10899 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9203-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9203-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Moore Susan Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thomas Anna Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kyrios Michael Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bates Glen Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Meredyth Denise Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Mail H31, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/1(2011-03-01), 129-143 1573-3602 27:1<129 2011 27 10899 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer