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| A comparison of young, middle-aged and older adult treatment-seeking pathological gamblers | | Author(s) | Nancy M Petry |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 42, no 1, February 2002 |
| Pages | pp 92-99 |
| Keywords | Gambling ; Adults ; Middle aged ; Age groups [elderly] ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | 343 pathological gamblers admitted to gambling treatment programmes in Connecticut (CT) completed the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and gambling questionnaires. Participants were categorised by age: 97 young adults aged 18-35; 197 middle-aged, ages 36-55; and 49 older adults aged over 55. The middle-aged and older gamblers were more likely to be female (45%-55%) than were the younger gamblers (23%), but groups were similar with respect to most other demographic variables. When controlled for gender, older age was associated with increased employment problems, but fewer social, legal and substance abuse difficulties. Compared with middle-aged gamblers, older gamblers wagered on fewer days. Age/gender effects emerged in onset of gambling problems and amount spent gambling. Older women did not begin gambling regularly until an average age of 55, whereas older male gamblers generally reported a lifelong history of gambling. The older female gamblers also bet the greatest amounts in the month prior to treatment. While older people comprise a minority of treatment-seeking gamblers, differences in problems across age groups may suggest the need for interventions tailored to particular issues encountered by older pathological gamblers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020806206 A |
| Classmark | ET5: SD: SE: BB: 48: 7T |
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