title: Prevalence rates of gambling problems in Montreal, Canada: a look at old adults and the role of passion.
abstract: The purpose of the present research was to determine the prevalence rate of gambling problems in senior citizens (55 years and older). A community-dwelling sample composed of 810 old adults living in the greater Montreal area in the Province of Quebec completed the Revised South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS-R). Results revealed that the 12-month prevalence rate was 1.2% for pathological gambling and 1.6% for at-risk gambling. Although, these rates are comparable to those reported elsewhere in Canada and in the US for senior citizens, the at-risk gambling rate was significantly higher than the current one for the general population of the overall Province of Quebec. Finally, a smaller portion of participants also completed two key items from the Gambling Passion Scale (GPS). Results revealed that obsessive passion was higher for pathological gamblers than for at-risk and non-problematic gamblers, while harmonious passion was lower for pathological gamblers than for at-risk and non-problematic gamblers.
authors: Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Comportement Social, Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Station Centre-ville, PO Box 8888, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors: Frédérick
authors: F
authors: Philippe
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Vallerand
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011594:Psychometrics; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014342:Truth Disclosure