Health/Functioning Characteristics, Gambling Behaviors, and Gambling-Related Motivations in Adolescents Stratified by Gambling Problem Severity: Findings from a High School Survey

Yip, Sarah W.; Desai, Rani A.; Steinberg, Marvin A.; Rugle, Loreen; Cavallo, Dana A.; Krishnan‐Sarin, Suchitra; Potenza, Marc N.

doi:10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00180.x

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“…The relation between gambling and alcohol has also been found in many other studies (e.g., Shead et al 2010;Lorains et al 2011;Yip et al 2011;Rahman et al 2012;Walther et al 2012), our results show, more so in boys than in girls, that as gambling severity increases so does involvement with heavy episodic drinking, but not with cannabis use. This could have implications for public health policies and for prevention programs: alcohol use co-occurs more often with gambling than with illegal drugs, because alcohol is a legal substance readily accessible to adolescents and youths.…”

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“…Surveys on prevalence in the USA, Canada and Australia (e.g., National Research Council 1999; Welte et al 2008;Splevins et al 2010;Volberg et al 2010;Yip et al 2011) reveal that 60-90 % of adolescents have gambled in the past year. Most alarming are estimated rates of adolescent problem gambling at between 4 and 8 %, with another 10-15 % at-risk (Blinn-Pike et al 2010).…”

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Relationship Between Gambling Severity and Attitudes in Adolescents: Findings from a Population-Based Study

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This study used a nationally representative sample of 14,910 high school adolescents, aged 15-19 years. The large sample size presents a unique opportunity to evaluate firstly the geographical distribution of gambling prevalence, secondly, on a subsample of 5,920 adolescents, we studied the association of "no-problem-gambling", "at-risk gambling" and a relatively rare condition, "problem gambling", with demographic, environmental and behavioral variables. It differs from other studies due to the broad sample, thus enabling the combined analysis of the above variables that typically have only been studied separately. This integrated analysis, involving multiple variables, individual and environmental, allows the control of important covariates. Multivariate analysis showed that at-risk/problem gamblers were more likely to be engaged in behaviors contrary to social rules/law including heavy episodic drinking, tranquillizer/sedatives use as well as to approve gambling and have friends who gamble. It's important to emphasize that risk-perception is not related to gambling. Furthermore, the great geographical variability of at-risk and problem-gambling rates suggest that social aspects have to be considered. Currently universal prevention specifically targeting gambling is lacking, thus an associative model such as social analysis have been implemented in this study, in order to construct the basis for the design of a future prevention program based on scientific results and thus having important implications for implementation within community based activities. Prevention is fundamental: 53.5% of underage individuals have engaged in gambling even though legislation attempts to restrict access.

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Relationship Between Gambling Severity and Attitudes in Adolescents: Findings from a Population-Based Study

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“…These findings confirm the association between gambling behaviors with a range of externalizing and internalizing symptoms [25,27,28,29,33,38]. The results emphasize the importance of aggressive and depressive problems in enhancing the risk for both PG and frequent gambling within both males and females.…”

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“…For example, rates of anxiety, depression, low selfesteem, delinquency and substance use have been reported to be significantly higher in adolescents who gamble [25][26][27][28][29]. Disordered gambling has also been associated with increased rates of conduct problems, anti-social behaviors, attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and internalizing disorders in youth [30][31][32][33][34].…”

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Identifying the Relationship Between Mental Health Symptoms, Problem Behaviors and Gambling Among Adolescents

Richard¹,

Derevensky²

2017

Ann of Behav Sci

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“…were all immensely popular from at least the 1500's on in Europe) (Walker, 1999). Factors repeatedly studied include demographic characteristics (Rahman et al, 2012;Volberg, 1994), risk factors/onset (Burge, Pietrzak, & Petry, 2006;Rahman, et al, 2012;Yip et al, 2011), and treatment options (Leung & Cottler, 2009;Petry, 2002). Despite this research, there remain conflicting hypotheses regarding the links between gambling and psychological factors, including risk tolerance, impulsivity, self-esteem, and a possible link to adverse childhood experiences.…”

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Risk Tolerance, Impulsivity, and Self-esteem: Differences and Similarities between Gamblers and Non-Gamblers in a Pilot Study

Suen¹,

Brown²,

Mørck³

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Risk-taking ranges from socially beneficial entrepreneurship through games of chance as entertainment to problem gambling that can be both individually and socially destructive. There are many conflicting theories about what leads individuals to become gamblers, although some consensus suggests a link to personality traits. Links between gambling and impulsivity, risk tolerance and self-esteem remain unclear, and childhood experiences may be pertinent. To explore these issues, we studied 41 non-gamblers and compared them to 16 individuals identified as frequent gamblers in which both groups completed a psychological battery. The study goal was to try and determine which measures best relate to high propensities towards gambling, particularly with regards to different domains of risk tolerance. In this small sample, the results show the gamblers to have statistically significantly greater financial, recreational and social risk tolerance, as well as higher impulsivity and more favorable attitudes towards gambling overall. In contrast, there were no statistically significant differences in self-esteem and adverse childhood experiences. Multivariate models reveal three measures of risk tolerance to significantly contribute to gambling propensity. While differences in impulsivity exist to some degree, those for self-esteem and adverse childhood experiences were less important. This preliminary research suggests that risk tolerance may be a key psychological determinant in gamblers, but this relatively small study does not support previous suggestions that impulsivity, low self-esteem, or adverse childhood experiences are as important. Repeated studies with larger samples may help further clarify these findings.

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Health/Functioning Characteristics, Gambling Behaviors, and Gambling-Related Motivations in Adolescents Stratified by Gambling Problem Severity: Findings from a High School Survey

Cited by 91 publications

References 37 publications

Relationship Between Gambling Severity and Attitudes in Adolescents: Findings from a Population-Based Study

Relationship Between Gambling Severity and Attitudes in Adolescents: Findings from a Population-Based Study

Identifying the Relationship Between Mental Health Symptoms, Problem Behaviors and Gambling Among Adolescents

Risk Tolerance, Impulsivity, and Self-esteem: Differences and Similarities between Gamblers and Non-Gamblers in a Pilot Study

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