Korea Sports Promotion Foundation launches program to prevent gambling addiction among military personnel

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The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation has developed and officially launched a program aimed at preventing excessive engagement in gambling-related industries among military personnel through sports activities.

This program is designed to enable military personnel to utilize physical activity as an alternative behavior when facing stress triggered by gambling impulses.

In particular, the program combines theoretical education that helps deepen understanding of over-involvement in gambling-related industries with self-regulation experiences through physical activity, and also includes practical plans that can be applied in daily life after the training.

The Sports Promotion Foundation structured the program into three stages: 'Behavior Understanding,' which examines behavior patterns and risk factors for over-involvement; 'Self-Regulation Activities,' which teach coping methods using physical activity; and 'Action Plan Formulation,' where participants develop individualized coping behaviors and health action plans. Through collaboration with the 9th Infantry Division of the Army (hereinafter referred to as the 9th Division), the foundation provided this training to a total of 60 military personnel.

A representative from the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, who spoke on the phone with our newspaper, stated, "We have prepared this program to protect military personnel from the risks associated with gambling problems and to support healthy military life."

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