Disordered gambling in a longitudinal birth cohort: from childhood precursors to adult life outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite its introduction into the diagnostic nomenclature over four decades ago, there remain large knowledge gaps about disordered gambling. The primary aims of the present study were to document the long-term course, childhood precursors, and adult life outcomes associated with disordered gambling.

Methods

Participants enrolled in the population-representative Dunedin Study were prospectively followed from birth through age 45. Disordered gambling was assessed six times from age 18; composite measures of childhood social class, general intelligence, and low self-control were based on assessments obtained from birth through age 15; adult socioeconomic, financial, and legal outcomes were obtained through age 45. Lifetime disordered gambling was predicted from the

SUBMITTER: Slutske WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10482703 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature