A latent class analysis of pathological-gambling criteria among high school students: associations with gambling, risk and health/functioning characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify subtypes of adolescent gamblers based on the 10 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition criteria for pathological gambling and the 9 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition criteria for gambling disorder and to examine associations between identified subtypes with gambling, other risk behaviors, and health/functioning characteristics.

Methods

Using cross-sectional survey data from 10 high schools in Connecticut (N = 3901), we conducted latent class analysis to classify adolescents who reported past-year gambling into gambling groups on the basis of items from the Massachusetts Gambling Screen. Adolescents also completed questions assessing demographic information, substance use (cigarette, mari

SUBMITTER: Kong G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4667944 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature