Submission Title
Session Title
Session 2-2-A: Researching Problem Gambling
Presentation Type
Event
Location
The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Start Date
8-6-2016 10:30 AM
End Date
8-6-2016 12:00 PM
Disciplines
Mental and Social Health | Mental Disorders | Psychological Phenomena and Processes | Psychology | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Abstract
Prevention of problem gambling hinges on having research that clearly identifies the variables that are etiologically involved, their temporal sequence, and their causal connections. Longitudinal research is the best way of disentangling the chronology and causal relationships between variables. The present research describes the results of the two major longitudinal studies of gambling in Canada: the Quinte Longitudinal Study (QLS) (n = 4,121) and the Leisure, Lifestyle, Lifecycle Project (LLLP) (n = 1,808). The first part of the presentation describes the stability of gambling classifications over a 5 year period. This is followed by an identification of the univariate and multivariate predictors of future problem gambling and the implications these results have for prevention. The final part of the presentation describes the purpose and methodology of a new longitudinal study in Massachusetts: the Massachusetts Gambling Impact Cohort (MAGIC (n = 3,141).
Keywords
etiology, prevention, longitudinal, problem gambling
Included in
Mental Disorders Commons, Psychological Phenomena and Processes Commons, Psychology Commons, Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
Etiology and Stability of Problem Gambling
The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Prevention of problem gambling hinges on having research that clearly identifies the variables that are etiologically involved, their temporal sequence, and their causal connections. Longitudinal research is the best way of disentangling the chronology and causal relationships between variables. The present research describes the results of the two major longitudinal studies of gambling in Canada: the Quinte Longitudinal Study (QLS) (n = 4,121) and the Leisure, Lifestyle, Lifecycle Project (LLLP) (n = 1,808). The first part of the presentation describes the stability of gambling classifications over a 5 year period. This is followed by an identification of the univariate and multivariate predictors of future problem gambling and the implications these results have for prevention. The final part of the presentation describes the purpose and methodology of a new longitudinal study in Massachusetts: the Massachusetts Gambling Impact Cohort (MAGIC (n = 3,141).
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