title: Health/functioning characteristics, gambling behaviors, and gambling-related motivations in adolescents stratified by gambling problem severity: findings from a high school survey.
abstract: In adults, different levels of gambling problem severity are differentially associated with measures of health and general functioning, gambling behaviors, and gambling-related motivations. Here we present data from a survey of 2,484 Connecticut high school students, and investigate the data stratifying by gambling problem severity based on DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling. Problem/pathological gambling was associated with a range of negative functions; for example, poor academic performance, substance use, dysphoria/depression, and aggression. These findings suggest a need for improved interventions related to adolescent gambling and a need for additional research into the relationship (eg, mediating factors) between gambling and risk and protective behaviors.
authors: Division of Substance Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, USA.
authors: Sarah W
authors: SW
authors: Yip
authors: Rani A
authors: RA
authors: Desai
authors: Marvin A
authors: MA
authors: Steinberg
authors: Loreen
authors: L
authors: Rugle
authors: Dana A
authors: DA
authors: Cavallo
authors: Suchitra
authors: S
authors: Krishnan-Sarin
authors: Marc N
authors: MN
authors: Potenza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000367:Age Factors; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D003237:Connecticut; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult