Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity

Although alcohol, tobacco and cannabis are the most prevalent drugs used by adolescents, gambling is a growing concern due to its increasing popularity. To date there have been few studies exploring the existing patterns of concurrent use of drugs and gambling in adolescents. This study aims to iden...

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Autores: Martínez-Loredo, Víctor, Grande-Gosende, Aris, Fernández Artamendi, Sergio, Secades Villa, Roberto, Fernández-Hermida, José Ramón
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositorio:Brújula
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Palabra clave:Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Gambling
Impulsivity
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spelling Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivityMartínez-Loredo, VíctorGrande-Gosende, ArisFernández Artamendi, SergioSecades Villa, RobertoFernández-Hermida, José RamónAlcoholTobaccoCannabisGamblingImpulsivityAlthough alcohol, tobacco and cannabis are the most prevalent drugs used by adolescents, gambling is a growing concern due to its increasing popularity. To date there have been few studies exploring the existing patterns of concurrent use of drugs and gambling in adolescents. This study aims to identify subpopulations of adolescents using different substances and gambling activities, to explore gender differences and to examine impulsivity as a predictor of class membership. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 22 high-schools, and 1,644 adolescents were assessed (54.1% males; mean age = 15.21 years, SD = 0.75). Participants reported their last-year frequency of using alcohol, tobacco and cannabis, as well as bingo, poker, other casino games, sports betting, lottery, scratch tickets and electronic gaming machines. Problem drinking was evaluated with the Rutgers Alcohol Problems Index, and gambling severity with the South Oaks Gambling Scale for Adolescents. Impulsivity was assessed using a Delay Discounting task, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale and the Impulsive Sensation-Seeking Scale. Based on a latent class model of drugs and gambling activities, four subpopulations of males and five of females were found. General impulsivity and sensation seeking were the most consistent predictors of class membership. These novel findings support the need to consider specific groups of adolescents engaging in different patterns of addictive behaviors when implementing selective prevention strategies.2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/4607reponame:Brújulainstname:Universidad Loyola AndalucíaIngléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uloyola.es:20.500.12412/46072026-06-24T12:48:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity
title Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity
spellingShingle Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity
Martínez-Loredo, Víctor
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Gambling
Impulsivity
title_short Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity
title_full Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity
title_fullStr Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity
title_full_unstemmed Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity
title_sort Substance use and gambling patterns among adolescents: Differences according to gender and impulsivity
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martínez-Loredo, Víctor
Grande-Gosende, Aris
Fernández Artamendi, Sergio
Secades Villa, Roberto
Fernández-Hermida, José Ramón
author Martínez-Loredo, Víctor
author_facet Martínez-Loredo, Víctor
Grande-Gosende, Aris
Fernández Artamendi, Sergio
Secades Villa, Roberto
Fernández-Hermida, José Ramón
author_role author
author2 Grande-Gosende, Aris
Fernández Artamendi, Sergio
Secades Villa, Roberto
Fernández-Hermida, José Ramón
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author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Gambling
Impulsivity
topic Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Gambling
Impulsivity
description Although alcohol, tobacco and cannabis are the most prevalent drugs used by adolescents, gambling is a growing concern due to its increasing popularity. To date there have been few studies exploring the existing patterns of concurrent use of drugs and gambling in adolescents. This study aims to identify subpopulations of adolescents using different substances and gambling activities, to explore gender differences and to examine impulsivity as a predictor of class membership. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 22 high-schools, and 1,644 adolescents were assessed (54.1% males; mean age = 15.21 years, SD = 0.75). Participants reported their last-year frequency of using alcohol, tobacco and cannabis, as well as bingo, poker, other casino games, sports betting, lottery, scratch tickets and electronic gaming machines. Problem drinking was evaluated with the Rutgers Alcohol Problems Index, and gambling severity with the South Oaks Gambling Scale for Adolescents. Impulsivity was assessed using a Delay Discounting task, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale and the Impulsive Sensation-Seeking Scale. Based on a latent class model of drugs and gambling activities, four subpopulations of males and five of females were found. General impulsivity and sensation seeking were the most consistent predictors of class membership. These novel findings support the need to consider specific groups of adolescents engaging in different patterns of addictive behaviors when implementing selective prevention strategies.
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