Journal article
Telescoping and Gender Differences in the Time Course of Disordered Gambling: Evidence from a General Population Sample
Addiction, Vol.110(1), pp.144-151
2015
Abstract
Background and aim: The course of disordered gambling in women has been described as "telescoped" compared with that in men, with a later age at initiation of gambling but shorter times from initiation to disorder. This study examined the evidence, for the first time, for such a telescoping effect in a general population rather than a treatment-seeking sample. Method: Participants in a large community-based Australian twin cohort (2,001 men, 2,662 women) were assessed by structured diagnostic telephone interviews in which they reported the ages at which they had attained various gambling milestones and additional information to be used as covariates (the types of gambling in which they had participated and history of symptoms of alcohol dependence, major depression, and adult antisocial behavior). Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to examine differences between men and women in the time from gambling initiation to the first disordered gambling symptom and a diagnosis of disordered gambling. Results: Men had a higher hazards than women for the time to the first disordered gambling symptom (HR = 3.13, p less than .0001) and to a diagnosis of disordered gambling (HR = 2.53, p less than .0001). These differences persisted after controlling for covariates. Earlier age of initiation was the most potent predictor of progression to the first symptom. Conclusions: When assessed at the general population level, female gamblers do not appear to show a telescoped disordered gambling trajectory compared with male gamblers.
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- Title
- Telescoping and Gender Differences in the Time Course of Disordered Gambling: Evidence from a General Population Sample
- Authors
- Wendy S Slutske (Author) - University of Missouri, United StatesThomas M Piasecki (Author) - University of Missouri, United StatesArielle R Deutsch (Author) - University of Missouri, United StatesDixie J Statham (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessNicholas G Martin (Author) - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- Publication details
- Addiction, Vol.110(1), pp.144-151
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1111/add.12717
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This is the accepted version of the following article: Slutske, W. S., Piasecki, T. M., Deutsch, A. R., Statham, D. J. and Martin, N. G. (2015), Telescoping and gender differences in the time course of disordered gambling: evidence from a general population sample. Addiction, 110: 144-151. doi:10.1111/add.12717, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12717
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448733802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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