Is Medicine Use for Nervousness Associated with Adolescent At-Risk or Problem Gambling?

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natale Canale ◽  
Alessio Vieno ◽  
Joël Billieux ◽  
Giacomo Lazzeri ◽  
Patrizia Lemma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Adolescent At Risk

Binge Eating and Problem Gambling are Associated with Common and Distinct Deficits in Emotion Regulation among Community Women: Results from a Prospective Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Farstad ◽  
Kristin M. von Ranson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Behavioral Addiction ◽  
Negative Urgency ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Severe Problem

To elucidate similarities and differences between binge eating and a behavioral addiction, this prospective study compared facets of emotion regulation that were associated with problem gambling, the only formally recognized behavioral addiction, and binge eating. Community-based women (N = 202) who engaged in at-risk binge eating (n = 79), at-risk gambling (n = 36), or both (n = 87) completed four online assessments over six months. Baseline and six-month surveys assessed self-reported emotion dysregulation (using the DERS and UPPS-P), binge eating (using the EDE-Q), and gambling (using the PGSI); abbreviated two- and four-month surveys assessed only binge eating and gambling. Binge eating and problem gambling were both associated with emotion dysregulation, and greater positive urgency was correlated with more severe problem gambling but less frequent binge eating. Negative urgency explained no unique variance in binge eating or problem gambling changes over time, once other facets of emotion dysregulation (i.e., positive urgency and facets assessed by the DERS) were included. Thus, previous cross-sectional research may have overestimated the association of negative urgency with both binge eating and problem gambling. Overall, these findings suggest that binge eating and problem gambling are associated with common as well as distinct emotion regulation deficits.

scholarly journals Gambling Problems Are Associated with Alcohol Misuse and Insomnia: Results from a Representative National Telephone Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6683
Author(s):  
Hannah Briony Thorne ◽  
Matthew Justus Rockloff ◽  
Sally Anne Ferguson ◽  
Grace Elizabeth Vincent ◽  
Matthew Browne
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality

Gambling has significant costs to the community, with a health burden similar in scale to major depression. To reduce its impact, it is necessary to understand factors that may exacerbate harm from gambling. The gambling environment of late-night licensed venues and 24/7 online gambling has the potential to negatively impact sleep and increase alcohol consumption. This study explored gambling, alcohol, and sleep problems to understand whether there is a relationship between these three factors. Telephone interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Australian adults (n = 3760) combined across three waves of the National Social Survey. Participants completed screening measures for at-risk gambling, at-risk alcohol consumption, insomnia (2015 wave only), and sleep quality. There were small but significant positive correlations between problem gambling and alcohol misuse, problem gambling and insomnia, and problem gambling and poor sleep quality. A regression model showed that gambling problems and alcohol misuse were significant independent predictors of insomnia. A separate regression showed gambling problems (and not alcohol misuse) were a significant predictor of poor sleep quality, but only in one survey wave. Findings suggest that gambling, alcohol, and sleep problems are related within persons. Further research should examine the mechanisms through which this relationship exists.

scholarly journals Delinquency and reputational orientations of adolescent at‐risk and not‐at‐risk males and females

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 777-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemaree Carroll ◽  
Steve Houghton ◽  
Umneea Khan ◽  
Carol Tan
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Not At Risk ◽  
Adolescent At Risk

Exploring differences in substance use among emerging adults at-risk for problem gambling, and/or problem video gaming

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin J. Mills ◽  
Loredana Marchica ◽  
Matthew T. Keough ◽  
Jeffrey L. Derevensky
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Video Gaming ◽  
Problem Video Gaming

The winner takes it all? Characteristics of adolescent at-risk/problem gamblers in Switzerland

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Lehmann ◽  
Christina Akré ◽  
André Berchtold ◽  
Aline Flatz ◽  
Joan-Carles Suris
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Adolescent Gambling ◽  
Mandatory Education ◽  
Problem Gamblers ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Social Screening ◽  
Adolescent At Risk

Abstract Background: Gambling has and still entertains people in almost all societies throughout the world. Western societies have faced considerable changes in the amount and accessibility of gambling possibilities during the last decades, and the rates of both adolescent gamblers and problem gamblers have increased significantly. Objective: To determine the characteristics of at-risk and problem adolescent gamblers in Switzerland. Subjects: The study population consisted of 3134 students (1669 females) attending post-mandatory education in 15 randomly chosen centres. Participants were divided into non- (n=2207), non-problematic (n=754) and at-risk/ problematic gamblers (n=176). Methods: Both gambling groups were compared to non-gamblers on socio-demographic measures, substance use and Internet use. Overall, 29.6% had gambled during the past year and 5.6% had gambled in a risky or problematic way. Compared to non-gamblers and after controlling for potential confounders, non-problem gamblers were significantly more likely to be male, apprentices and to misuse alcohol. At-risk/problematic gamblers were additionally more likely to smoke cannabis, to be problematic Internet users and to be non-Swiss than non-gamblers. Conclusion: At-risk and problematic adolescent gambling is associated with other health risk behaviours. Health practitioners should include gambling in the psycho-social screening and preventive counselling of adolescents.

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