The protective role of religiosity against problem gambling: findings from a five-year prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little research has examined the potential protective influence of religiosity against problem gambling; a common addictive behavior, and one with a host of associated negative health and social outcomes. The aims of this study were to examine (1) the potential longitudinal association between religiosity and problem gambling among adults and (2) the potential moderating role of gender on this association.

Methods

Data were from five waves of the Quinte Longitudinal Study (QLS), between 2006 and 2010. Participants were Canadian adults from Belleville, Ontario, Canada (n = 4121). A multiple group (based on gender) latent growth curve analysis was conducted to examine the overall trajectory of problem gambling severity. Two models were tested; the first examined the

SUBMITTER: Mutti-Packer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5674844 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature