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Addict Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 December 01. Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2015 December ; 51: 57–64. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.07.006.
Correlates of gambling on high-school grounds Dawn W. Foster, Ph.D.1,2, Rani A. Hoff, Ph.D.1, Corey E. Pilver, Ph.D.3,4, Yvonne H. C. Yau, Ph.D.1, Marvin A. Steinberg, Ph.D.5, Jeremy Wampler, LCSW, LADC6, Suchitra KrishnanSarin, Ph.D.1,2, and Marc N. Potenza, M.D., Ph.D.1,2,7 1Department
of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
2Connecticut
Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT
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3Yale
School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
4Center
for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Boston, MA
5Connecticut
Council on Problem Gambling, Guilford, CT
6Connecticut
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Problem Gambling Services, Middletown, CT
7Department
of Neurobiology, Child Study Center and CASAColumbia, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Objective—This study examined adolescent gambling on school grounds (GS+) and how such behavior was associated with gambling-related attitudes. Further, we examined whether GS+ moderated associations between at-risk problem-gambling (ARPG) and gambling behaviors related to gambling partners. Method—Participants were 1988 high-school students who completed survey materials. Demographic, perceptions, attitudes, and gambling variables were stratified by problem-gambling
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Address correspondence to: Marc N. Potenza, MD. PhD, Departments of Psychiatry, Neurobiology and Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT 06519, [email protected], 203-974-7356. Conflict of Interest The authors report no conflicts of interest with respect to the content of this manuscript. Contributors Dawn Foster and Marc Potenza developed initial drafts of the manuscript. Rani Hoff and Corey Pilver supported analyses. Yvonne Yau, Marvin Steinberg, Jeremy Wampler, and Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin supported manuscript refinement. Financial Disclosures Regarding financial disclosure, Dr. Potenza has: consulted for and advised Boehringer Ingelheim, Lundbeck, Ironwood, Shire and INSYS; has consulted for and had financial interests in Somaxon; received research support from the National Institutes of Health, Veteran’s Administration, Mohegan Sun Casino, the National Center for Responsible Gaming and its affiliated Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders, and Forest Laboratories, Ortho-McNeil, Oy-Control/Biotie, Glaxo-SmithKline, Pfizer and Psyadon pharmaceuticals; participated in surveys, mailings, or telephone consultations related to drug addiction, impulse control disorders or other health topics; consulted for law offices and the federal public defender’s office in issues related to impulse control disorders; provides clinical care in the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Problem Gambling Services Program; performed grant reviews for the National Institutes of Health and other agencies; has guest-edited journal sections; given academic lectures in grand rounds, CME events and other clinical/scientific venues; and generated books or chapters for publishers of mental health texts. Other authors report no disclosures.
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severity (ARPG versus recreational gambling) and GS+ status. Chi-square and adjusted logistic regression models were used to examine relationships among study variables. Results—Nearly 40% (39.58%) of students reported past-year GS+, with 12.91% of GS+ students, relative to 2.63% of those who did not report gambling on school grounds (GS), meeting DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling (p
Addict Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 December 01. Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2015 December ; 51: 57–64. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.07.006.
Correlates of gambling on high-school grounds Dawn W. Foster, Ph.D.1,2, Rani A. Hoff, Ph.D.1, Corey E. Pilver, Ph.D.3,4, Yvonne H. C. Yau, Ph.D.1, Marvin A. Steinberg, Ph.D.5, Jeremy Wampler, LCSW, LADC6, Suchitra KrishnanSarin, Ph.D.1,2, and Marc N. Potenza, M.D., Ph.D.1,2,7 1Department
of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
2Connecticut
Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT
Author Manuscript
3Yale
School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
4Center
for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Boston, MA
5Connecticut
Council on Problem Gambling, Guilford, CT
6Connecticut
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Problem Gambling Services, Middletown, CT
7Department
of Neurobiology, Child Study Center and CASAColumbia, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Abstract Author Manuscript
Objective—This study examined adolescent gambling on school grounds (GS+) and how such behavior was associated with gambling-related attitudes. Further, we examined whether GS+ moderated associations between at-risk problem-gambling (ARPG) and gambling behaviors related to gambling partners. Method—Participants were 1988 high-school students who completed survey materials. Demographic, perceptions, attitudes, and gambling variables were stratified by problem-gambling
Author Manuscript
Address correspondence to: Marc N. Potenza, MD. PhD, Departments of Psychiatry, Neurobiology and Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT 06519, [email protected], 203-974-7356. Conflict of Interest The authors report no conflicts of interest with respect to the content of this manuscript. Contributors Dawn Foster and Marc Potenza developed initial drafts of the manuscript. Rani Hoff and Corey Pilver supported analyses. Yvonne Yau, Marvin Steinberg, Jeremy Wampler, and Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin supported manuscript refinement. Financial Disclosures Regarding financial disclosure, Dr. Potenza has: consulted for and advised Boehringer Ingelheim, Lundbeck, Ironwood, Shire and INSYS; has consulted for and had financial interests in Somaxon; received research support from the National Institutes of Health, Veteran’s Administration, Mohegan Sun Casino, the National Center for Responsible Gaming and its affiliated Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders, and Forest Laboratories, Ortho-McNeil, Oy-Control/Biotie, Glaxo-SmithKline, Pfizer and Psyadon pharmaceuticals; participated in surveys, mailings, or telephone consultations related to drug addiction, impulse control disorders or other health topics; consulted for law offices and the federal public defender’s office in issues related to impulse control disorders; provides clinical care in the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Problem Gambling Services Program; performed grant reviews for the National Institutes of Health and other agencies; has guest-edited journal sections; given academic lectures in grand rounds, CME events and other clinical/scientific venues; and generated books or chapters for publishers of mental health texts. Other authors report no disclosures.
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severity (ARPG versus recreational gambling) and GS+ status. Chi-square and adjusted logistic regression models were used to examine relationships among study variables. Results—Nearly 40% (39.58%) of students reported past-year GS+, with 12.91% of GS+ students, relative to 2.63% of those who did not report gambling on school grounds (GS), meeting DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling (p
