| Childhood impulsive behavior and problem gambling by adulthood: A 30-year prospective community-based study. | |
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PMID: 21752146 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Aims Problem gambling can create major financial, emotional and sometimes criminal problems for an individual. This study prospectively investigated the association between impulsive behavior at age 7 and the development of lifetime problem gambling by adulthood. We also examined the specificity of any observed association between impulsive behaviors and problem gambling by conducting parallel analyses examining the link between respondents' shy/depressed behavior in childhood and later problem gambling. Design, setting and participants Cohort study of 958 offspring of mothers enrolled in the Collaborative Perinatal Project who participated in an adult follow-up study at a mean age of 39 years. Measurements Multivariable logistic regression models were fit to determine associations between psychologist-rated impulsive and shy/depressed behaviors at age 7 and lifetime self-reported gambling as measured by the South Oaks Gambling Screen administered during the adult follow-up study. Findings Children who exhibited impulsive behaviors at age 7, compared to their non-impulsive counterparts, were 3.09 (95% confidence interval: 1.40-6.82) times as likely to report problem gambling years later. In contrast, we did not find a significant association between childhood shy/depressed behavior and problem gambling by adulthood in adjusted analyses. Conclusions Impulsive behaviors at age 7 are a specific and significant risk factor for later problem gambling. |
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Edmond D Shenassa; Angela D Paradis; Sara L Dolan; Charlotte S Wilhelm; Stephen L Buka |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-13 |
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Title: Addiction (Abingdon, England) Volume: - ISSN: 1360-0443 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9304118 Medline TA: Addiction Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 The Authors, Addiction © 2011 Society for the Study of Addiction. |
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Maternal and Child Health program, Department of Family Science, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA Division of Epidemiology, Department of Community Health, Brown School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA. |
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