Toward the development of an adolescent gambling problem severity scale

The development and initial psychometric properties of an adolescent gambling problem severity measure are described. The scale, based on a revision of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (Lesieur & Blume, 1987), was administered to 1,101 older (ages 15 to 18) Minnesota adolescents as part of a state-wide gambling survey. Study results indicated that the scale had moderate internal consistency reliability and was significantly related to alternate measures of problem severity for male subjects. Because the rate and severity of gambling among females was very low, the psychometric adequacy of the scale for females is not known at this time. The implications of study findings to the conceptual understanding of adolescent gambling problem severity as well as study limitations and future research needs, are discussed.Support for the study was provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Center for Addiction Studies, University of Minnesota, Duluth. The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance from Robert Blum, Linda Harris, Durand Jacobs, J. Laundergan, Alan Mathiason, Brenda Miller, James Schaefer, school officials from the participating high schools, and interviewers who assisted with the telephone survey.     

加入WTO后西北地区农业发展思路探讨

西北地区农业土地资源人均拥有量上与全国相比具有比较优势 ,但其农村经济、农民收入远落后于东部地区 ,加入 WTO后会对西北地区粮食供给、传统的以粮棉油为主的种植业、农产品加工业、农民收入和农民就业产生负面影响 ,对此 ,政府应加快对农业的管理体制改革 ,建立统一完善的农产品贸易的市场运作机制 ,进行农业产业结构的调整 ,改革农业经营模式     

论加入WTO与中国政府的行政公开

行政公开是行政法治的一个重要原则 ,是依法治国的必然要求。长期以来 ,中国政府行政公开存在诸多问题 ,如没有统一的行政公开立法、行政公开意识淡薄、存在大量的黑箱操作式的内部文件等。中国政府必须从制定行政程序法、制定信息公开法、实行行政会议公开等方面入手 ,加快行政公开的步伐 ,适应 WTO要求     

筛选叶面喷施剂减轻旱涝灾害

本文提出使用叶面喷施剂的新概念,讨论了其作用和发展前景。观察了国内外10种药物对减轻旱涝灾害的效果,其中2种药物同田试验结果较日本名牌产品爱多收效果略好,2种药物较台湾健生素效果略好。2种属国内最新研制的新药。在与国内同类产品稀土、增产菌,903、多效唑、802、喷施宝、麻果素的同田对比中领先。     

An exploratory study of gambling cross addictions

A growing body of empirical and theoretical research has concentrated on the overlaps and commonalities among chemical and non-chemical (behavioural) addictions. Pathological gambling has perhaps been the most widely researched behavioural addiction and some of this research has concerned the co-existing links between pathological gambling and alcohol/drug addiction in both the gambling substance abuser and the substance abusing gambler (i.e. cross addiction). This study was of an exploratory nature and attempted to gather information and data regarding gambling cross addictions in the UK. To achieve this, 456 letters were sent to all drug and alcohol helping agencies in England requesting such information. This yielded 210 returns (46% response rate). Results indicated that gambling cross addictions occur in both adults and adolescents and were almost exclusively a male condition. However, it must be noted only just over half of the responding agencies had encountered gambling cross addiction and reasons for this are speculated. Results also indicated the existence of various cross addicted subgroups including an adolescent subgroup who were addicted to fruit machines and abused solvents. Future research ideas are also discussed.A more detailed version of this paper is available from the author on request.     

深圳特区三资企业劳工问题的调查

本文通过对15家三资企业和230多名员工的调查,对深圳特区劳动管理体制的改革情况,进行了简要的总结和分析。既肯定了改革的成绩和经验,也指出了目前存在的问题和外商对特区劳工问题的意见。在此基础上提出了建议,以使改革深化、完善、配套,更好地适应外商投资的需要,优化投资环境,促进特区外向型经济的发展。     

The Independence of Aptitudes,Interests, and Career Beliefs

The importance of client beliefs in career counseling depends on their ability to add unique information about the client over and above that contributed by aptitudes and interests. The Career Beliefs Inventory was administered to 200 Australian students in grade 10 together with measures of Holland's RIASEC interest themes and scholastic aptitudes. The correlations between scales from the three domains showed clearly that beliefs made a contribution distinct from that provided by aptitudes and interests. Even though the results may reflect possible sampling or method variance, career beliefs in this sample added unique information to that traditionally used in career counseling.