title: Gambling behaviour in adolescents with learning disorders.
abstract: The present study examined the prevalence of disordered gambling behaviours in a community-based sample of adolescents (N = 532) living in eastern central Ontario. Of particular interest was examining the hypothesis that adolescents with learning disorders are at elevated risk for disordered gambling. Rates of disordered gambling in male adolescents with learning disorders were found to be significantly higher than adolescents without learning problems, even after controlling for negative affectivity and ADHD symptomatology. The implications for treatment and intervention of gambling problems in adolescence are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada. jparker@trentu.ca
authors.forename: James D A
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Laura J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Summerfeldt
authors.forename: Patricia H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Kloosterman
authors.forename: Kateryna V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Keefer
authors.forename: Robyn N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment