Attributions of causality for drinking behavior made by alcoholics and by normal drinkers

Vuchinich, Rudy E.; Tucker, Jalie A.; Bordini, Ernest J.; Sullwold, Arthur F.

doi:10.1016/0376-8716(81)90062-4

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“…Past year use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, and illicit drugs; past year substance use disorder (assessed using DSM - 5 criteria; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013); lifetime history of drug/alcohol problems; past year history of behavioral addictions; lifetime history of behavioral addiction; past year level of stress; history of child abuse or neglect; number of significant life events in past 12 months (adaption of the Life Events Questionnaire ; Vuchinich et al, 1986; subscores of the number of negative past year events and the number of events in five specific domains); past year posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety (GA), panic disorder (PD), and major depression; MD (all using DSM - 5 criteria; composite variable of any past year DSM - 5 mental disorder also created); past year level of happiness; lifetime history of mental health, drug/alcohol, and behavioral addiction problems 1 ; and family history of mental health, drug/alcohol, or behavioral addiction problems.…”

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Etiology of problem gambling in Canada.

Williams¹,

Shaw²,

Belanger³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Objective: To conduct a large-scale national cohort study to identify the current etiological risk factors for problem gambling in Canada. Method: A cohort of 10,119 Canadian gamblers completed a comprehensive self-administered online questionnaire in 2018 and were reassessed in 2019. At baseline, the sample contained 1,388 at-risk gamblers, 1,346 problem gamblers, and 2,710 with a major DSM-5 mental health disorder. A total of 108 independent variables (IVs) were available for analysis, as well as the self-report of perceived causes of gambling-related problems for 1,261 individuals. Results: The strongest multivariate predictors of current and future problem gambling were "gambling-related" variables (i.e., current and past problem gambling, intensive gambling involvement, playing electronic gambling machines (EGMs), gambling fallacies, socializing with other people having gambling-related problems, and family history of having gambling-related problems). Beyond gambling-related variables, greater impulsivity and lower household income were robustly predictive. Thirteen additional variables were either concurrently or prospectively predictive, but not both. In contrast to the many different quantitative predictors, self-reported causes tended to be singular and psychologically oriented (i.e., desire to win money, boredom, stress, poor self-control). Conclusions: The predictors of problematic gambling in the present study are very similar to the predictors identified in prior international longitudinal and cross-sectional research. This implies core cross-cultural risk factors, with gambling-related variables and impulsivity being most important, and comorbidities and demographic variables having more modest contributions. The additional value of the present results is that they comprehensively identify the relative importance of all known etiologically relevant variables within a current Canadian context. Public Health Significance StatementThe public significance of this article is that it comprehensively identifies the most important predictors of concurrent and future problem gambling in Canada. This information can be used to guide more effective prevention and treatment.

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Etiology of problem gambling in Canada.

Williams¹,

Shaw²,

Belanger³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…Past-year negative life events and stressors were assessed using an adapted version of the Life Events Questionnaire (Vuchinich et al, 1986). The original 82-item Life Events Questionnaire was amalgamated to reduce it to 50 items.…”

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Demographic, gambling, and psychological characteristics of sports bettors in a stratified sample of adults who gamble regularly.

Snaychuk,

Ashley,

McGrath

et al. 2023

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…Numerous studies have been conducted on locus of control orientation in alcoholics but the results have been inconsistent; some studies found alcoholics to be more internally than externally oriented, while others have found just the opposite (Hinrichsen, 1976). Vuchinich and associates (Vuchinich, Tucker, Bordini, & Sullwold, 1981) have found that both alcoholic and non-alcoholic males tend to attribute their own drinking behavior to external factors. A study of alcoholic and non-alcoholic females has indicated that women assign major responsibility for problem drinking to the person doing the drinking (Beckman, 1979).…”

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Gregory

1990

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The persistence of the traditional medical systems l among Canadian Native peoples has been fairly well documented, and some commentators have suggested that a resurgence in these systems is currently underway (Gregory, 1988). Although there have been very few studies of the utilization of these medical systems by contemporary Native peoples, there has been some suggestion that dual utilization is indeed practiced. Virtually nothing is known about the specific patterns of utilization, and the relationship, if any, between the utilization of traditional and western medical services. Similarly, few aspects of health care utilization by Native peoples in urban areas have been researched. The purpose of this paper is to explore this relationship through the examination of data obtained in a recent study of Native and non-Native medical service utilization patterns in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Attributions of causality for drinking behavior made by alcoholics and by normal drinkers

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Etiology of problem gambling in Canada.

Etiology of problem gambling in Canada.

Demographic, gambling, and psychological characteristics of sports bettors in a stratified sample of adults who gamble regularly.

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