ArticleAddiction (Abingdon, England)2015
Telescoping and gender differences in the time course of disordered gambling: evidence from a general population sample.
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- A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior-A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Clinical differences between men and women in a Swedish treatment-seeking population with gambling disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Moderator effect of sex in the clustering of treatment-seeking patients with gambling problems.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2020Article
- Problem and non-problem gamblers: a cross-sectional clustering study by gambling characteristics.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Gender-related differences in addiction: a review of human studies.Current opinion in behavioral sciences · 2018Article
- Clustering of treatment-seeking women with gambling disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2018Article
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- The Telescoping Phenomenon: Origins in Gender Bias and Implications for Contemporary Scientific Inquiry.Substance use & misuse · 2018Article
- Clinical neuropsychiatric considerations regarding nonsubstance or behavioral addictions.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2017Review
- Genetic and environmental origins of gambling behaviors from ages 18 to 25: A longitudinal twin family study.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Article
- Does Telescoping Exist in Male and Female Gamblers? Does It Matter?Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
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aimThe 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.
methodParticipants in a large community-based Australian twin cohort (2001 men, 2662 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.
resultsMen had a higher hazards than women for the time to the first disordered gambling symptom [hazard ratio (HR) = 3.13, P < 0.0001] and to a diagnosis of disordered gambling (HR = 2.53, P < 0.0001). These differences persisted after controlling for covariates. Earlier age of initiation was the most potent predictor of progression to the first symptom.
conclusionsWhen 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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