The relationship of impulsivity, sensation seeking, coping, and substance use in youth gamblers
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This study examines the relationship of impulsivity, sensation seeking, coping, and substance use to disordered gambling in a sample of 1,339 youth (637 males and 702 females), 17-21 years old. Results indicate that males with serious gambling problems were more likely than their peers to abuse substances and to use avoidant stress-coping strategies, such as seeking emotional outlets, distracting themselves with other activities, and using humor. In contrast, female disordered gamblers were less likely to engage in active coping and planning strategies. Overall, substance use, coping through distraction, and impulsivity proved the most predictive of disordered gambling for males, and intensity seeking and impulsivity proved most predictive for females. Implications for prevention, intervention, and education are discussed.
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Dispositional characteristics including impulsivity, excitability, disinhibition, intensity-seeking, and risk-propensity are concurrent risk factors for problem gambling, particularly for male youth.
“These findings align with the cross-sectional evidence base that has consistently identified dispositional characteristics including impulsivity, excitability, disinhibition, intensity-seeking, and risk-propensity as concurrent risk factors for problem gambling, particularly for male youth (Dickson et al., 2008;Gupta & Derevensky, 1998;Nower et al., 2004;Vitaro et al., 1997Vitaro et al., , 1999;;V”
From Early risk and protective factors for problem gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies (2017) · cites this paper as Nower et al., 2004
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- Authors
- Nower, L., Derevensky, J. L., & Gupta, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Missouri–St. Louis (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- Venue
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
- Published
- 2004-03
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 49-55
- ISSN
- 0893-164X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1501
- OpenAlex
- W2157562719
- Cited by
- 315
- References
- 66
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- FWCI
- 14.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- youth gambling, gambling addiction, impulsivity, sensation seeking, coping strategies, substance use, adolescent boys, adolescent girls, gender differences, avoidance coping, distraction, gambling prevention
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Exploratory Behavior, Female, Gambling, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Quebec, Risk Factors, Multivariate Analysis, Logistic Models, Substance-Related Disorders
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