The longitudinal effect of early-life sensation seeking on gambling and gambling problems among Puerto Rican young adults
| Autor: | Mayumi Okuda, Silvia S. Martins, Glorisa Canino, Natalie S. Levy, Hector R. Bird, Melanie M. Wall, Chen Chen, Cristiane S Duarte, Maria A Ramos-Olazagasti, Luis E. Segura, Julian Santaella-Tenorio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Longitudinal study Adolescent Sensation Ethnic group Child Behavior Medicine (miscellaneous) PsycINFO Logistic regression Article Odds Young Adult Risk Factors Ethnicity Prevalence Humans Sensation seeking Longitudinal Studies Young adult Child Minority Groups Puerto Rico Hispanic or Latino Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Logistic Models Adolescent Behavior Child Preschool Gambling Normative Female New York City Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychol Addict Behav |
| ISSN: | 1939-1501 0893-164X |
| Popis: | Sensation seeking has been proposed as a risk factor for gambling and gambling problems; however, existing evidence for a relationship between sensation seeking and gambling behaviors is inconclusive and data are lacking for emerging adults and racial and ethnic minorities. In this longitudinal study, we explored the association between developmental trajectories of sensation seeking in childhood and adolescence and gambling and gambling problems in early adulthood in individuals of Puerto Rican origin. Gambling data were collected during 2014-2018 from a subsample of participants in the Boricua Youth Study who were recruited in the South Bronx of New York City and in San Juan and Caguas, Puerto Rico. Sensation seeking was measured using a 10-item instrument modified from the scale created by Russo et al. for use in children as young as 5 years old. Developmental trajectories of age-adjusted sensation seeking were created using growth mixture models. Gambling and gambling problems were assessed based on the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI) Version 1.09. Data were analyzed using descriptive methods and multivariable logistic regression. Individuals in the high sensation-seeking class had lower adjusted odds of past-year gambling (OR = .36; 95% confidence interval [.14, .92]) than did those in the normative sensation-seeking class, whereas no differences were observed for individuals in the low and accelerated classes. No relationship was found between sensation seeking and past-year gambling problems. Given the severe consequences of early initiation of gambling and gambling problems, other early life risk factors and alternative hypotheses for the elevated prevalence of gambling problems in young adults and racial and ethnic minority populations should be explored. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved). |
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