A Perspective on Teenage Drinking
AbstractToday researchers and treatment specialists working in the field of alcohol are frequently asked questions such as: ‘Is teenage drinking increasing?’; ‘Are there more teenage alcoholics now...
View ArticleAdolescent alcohol abuse and other problem behaviors: Their relationships and...
AbstractThis study was designed to explore the relationships between adolescent alcohol abuse and other problem behaviors. Parental socialization practices, particularly support/nurturance, were also...
View ArticleAlcohol: The gateway to other drug use among secondary-school students
AbstractThe “stepping-stone” theory of progression into drug use is examined, based on the alcohol and other drug use of over 27,000 seventh-through eighth-grade students in New York State. The data...
View ArticleGambling Participation in the U.S.—Results from a National Survey
AbstractDemographic patterns of gambling participation in the U.S. were examined. A national telephone survey was conducted with 2,630 representative U.S. residents aged 18 or older. The sample as...
View ArticleThe Relationship of Ecological and Geographic Factors to Gambling Behavior...
AbstractThe current study examined the effect of neighborhood disadvantage and gambling availability on gambling participation and pathology. A national telephone survey included 2631 US adults. Census...
View ArticleGender/Racial Differences in Jock Identity, Dating, and Adolescent Sexual Risk
AbstractDespite recent declines in overall sexual activity, sexual risk-taking remains a substantial danger to US youth. Existing research points to athletic participation as a promising venue for...
View ArticleAthletic Involvement and Adolescent Delinquency
AbstractAthough conventional wisdom suggests that organized sport deters delinquency by building character, structuring adolescents’ time, and providing incentives for socially approved behavior, the...
View ArticleAdolescents’ time use: Effects on substance use, delinquency and sexual activity
AbstractUsing an integration of social control theory and the routine activity perspective, adolescent time use was examined for effects on problem behaviors. We examined a wide variety of time use...
View ArticleThe Prevalence of Problem Gambling Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults:...
AbstractA random telephone survey was conducted with a representative sample of 2,274 U.S. residents aged 14–21. The prevalence of problem gambling, as measured by the SOGS-RA, was 2.1%. Sixty-eight...
View ArticleGambling and Problem Gambling Across the Lifespan
AbstractTwo national U.S. telephone surveys of gambling were conducted, an adult survey (age 18 and over, N = 2,631) in 1999–2000 and a youth (age 14–21, N = 2,274) survey in 2005–2007. The data from...
View ArticleGambling on the Lottery: Sociodemographic Correlates Across the Lifespan
AbstractTwo representative U.S. telephone surveys of gambling were conducted—an adult survey of adults aged 18 years and older (n = 2,631) and a youth survey of young people aged 14–21 years old (n =...
View ArticleThe Relationship Between the Number of Types of Legal Gambling and the Rates...
AbstractIn this article, we examine the relationship between the total number of types of gambling that are legal in a state and the gambling involvement of state residents. Of particular interest is...
View ArticleGambling and Problem Gambling in the United States: Changes Between 1999 and...
AbstractTelephone surveys of US adults were conducted in 1999–2000 and again in 2011–2013. The same questions and methods were used so as to make the surveys comparable. There was a reduction in...
View ArticleThe Relationship Between Distance from Gambling Venues and Gambling...
AbstractIn this article we examine the relationship between extent of gambling for U.S. adults and the distance from their residence to the nearest casino or track. We employ data from a telephone...
View ArticleSociocultural Influences on Gambling and Alcohol Use Among Native Americans...
Abstract Gambling opportunities on and near Native American lands have increased in recent decades; yet there is a lack of research examining the patterns of problem gambling and alcohol abuse among...
View ArticlePredictors of Problem Gambling in the U.S.
AbstractIn this article we examine data from a national U.S. adult survey of gambling to determine correlates of problem gambling and discuss them in light of theories of the etiology of problem...
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