Dispositional predictors of problem gambling in male adolescents
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OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the possible relationship between impulsivity in early adolescence and gambler status in late adolescence. METHOD: Impulsivity measures consisting of self-reports and teacher ratings were gathered from 754 boys in early adolescence, and their gambling status in late adolescence was assessed with a self-report measure. RESULTS: On both measures of impulsivity, nongamblers had the lowest scores, recreational gamblers had the next higher scores, low problem gamblers had still higher scores, and high problem gamblers had the highest scores. CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the DSM-IV classification of problem gambling as a deficit in impulse control.
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Vitaro et al. (1997) found a linear trend for scores on both self-report and teacher ratings of impulsivity to increase across groups defined by scores on the South Oaks Gambling Screen for Adolescents.
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- Authors
- Vitaro, F., Arseneault, L., & Tremblay, R. E.
- Affiliations
- Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (CA)
- Venue
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 1997-12-01
- Volume
- 154
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1769-1770
- ISSN
- 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
- 1535-7228
- OpenAlex
- W2099290987
- Cited by
- 155
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 18
- FWCI
- 2.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Psychiatry (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
- problem gambling, impulsivity, impulse control, adolescents, boys, early adolescence, late adolescence, DSM-IV classification, self-report, teacher ratings
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Gambling, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Probability, Sex Factors
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