The longitudinal effect of early-life sensation seeking on gambling and gambling problems among Puerto Rican young adults.

ABSTRACT: Sensation seeking has been proposed as a risk factor for gambling and gambling problems; however, existing evidence for a relationship between sensation seeking and gambling behaviors is inconclusive and data are lacking for emerging adults and racial and ethnic minorities. In this longitudinal study, we explored the association between developmental trajectories of sensation seeking in childhood and adolescence and gambling and gambling problems in early adulthood in individuals of Puerto Rican origin. Gambling data were collected during 2014-2018 from a subsample of participants in the Boricua Youth Study who were recruited in the South Bronx of New York City and in San Juan and Caguas, Puerto Rico. Sensation seeking was measured using a 10-item instrument modified from the scale created

SUBMITTER: Levy NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7007333 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature