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Marital Status and Problem Gambling among Older Adults: An Examination of Social Context and Social Motivations.
- Source :
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Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement [Can J Aging] 2018 Sep; Vol. 37 (3), pp. 318-332. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 13. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- ABSTRACTOlder adults represent the highest proportion of gamblers (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation [OLG], 2012). Unpartnered older adults may be more socially isolated and lonely (Dykstra & de Jong Gierveld, 2004), thus more likely to be at risk for problem gambling (McQuade & Gill, 2012). We examined whether gambling to socialize or from loneliness and going to the casino with friends/family mediate the relation between marital status and problem gambling. Data from a random sample of older adults at gambling venues across Southwestern Ontario indicated that gambling with family/friends and gambling due to loneliness mediated the relationship between marital status and problem gambling. Relative to those married, unpartnered older adults were less likely to gamble with family/friends, more likely to gamble due to loneliness, and had higher problem gambling. Prevention and treatment initiatives should examine ways to decrease loneliness and social isolation among older adults and offer alternative social activities.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Analysis of Variance
Behavior, Addictive epidemiology
Behavior, Addictive psychology
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Gambling epidemiology
Humans
Loneliness psychology
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Ontario epidemiology
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Gambling psychology
Marital Status statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1710-1107
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30001761
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S071498081800017X