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An empirical typology of lifetime and current gambling behaviors
— association with health status of older adults | | Author(s) | Song-Iee Hong, Paul Sacco, Renee M Cunningham-Williams |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 13, no 2, March 2009 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, March 2009 |
| Pages | pp 265-273 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Gambling ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Life span ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Despite the low prevalence of gambling problems, older people experience poorer health status, given certain vulnerabilities associated with ageing. The authors aimed to classify lifetime (LPG) and current (CPG) problem gambling patterns, identify the determinants, and examine their association with current health status. Using a subset of 489 older gamblers (aged 50+) from the US Gambling Impact and Behavior Study, Latent Class Analysis classified LPG and CPG subgroups based on 10 DSM-IV criteria: preoccupation, tolerance, withdrawal, loss of control, escape, chasing losses, lying, illegal acts, relationship impairment and financial bailout. A two-class solution was the best fit for LPG and CPG groups. Except for illegal acts, the remaining criteria endorsed the distinguishing patterns. The authors observed 10.8% LPGs, 8.4% CPGs and 2.2% with both. Participation in religious services was protective of both groups. Gambling for excitement and to win money were related to CPG. Further CPG was significantly related to worse self-rated health. Although problem gambling is strongly characterised by number and type of diagnostic criteria, findings support a focus to include targeted assessment of additional clinically meaningful gambling correlates. Research on the moderator of articulation in faith-based communities on problem gambling is also warranted. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090616211 A |
| Classmark | ET5: CC: D: BG6: 49: 7T |
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