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A gender-based examination of past-year recreational gamblers
Marc N Potenza1, Paul K Maciejewski, Carolyn M Mazure
1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. marc.potenza@yale.edu
Background:
Most adults gamble recreationally yet few studies have systematically investigated for gender-related differences in recreational gamblers.
Methods:
Logistic regression analyses were performed on data from a nationally representative sample of respondents from the 1998 Gambling Impact and Behavior Study.
Results:
Female gamblers versus non-gamblers were more likely to report use of alcohol and drugs. Male gamblers versus non-gamblers were more likely to report alcohol use and abuse/dependence, any substance abuse/dependence, and lifetime incarceration. An analysis of gambling by gender group interaction effects did not identify significant differences in health-related measures. Male as compared with female gamblers reported beginning gambling earlier, experiencing higher past-year maximal losses and wins, and finding favorite and engaging in different types of gambling.
Conclusions:
Despite heavier gambling in male as compared with female recreational gamblers, similar mental health functioning was observed in female and male past-year recreational gamblers. Types of gambling problematic for men and women are reflected in the gambling preferences of recreational gamblers.
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