Authors: Anton van Hamel Jeffrey Derevensky Yoshio Takane Laurie Dickson Rina Gupta
Publish Date: 2007/06/19
Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 377-393
Abstract
Data were collected for 1998 middle/highschool students in Ontario to assess involvement in gambling substance use and generalized risky behavior To predict these outcomes measures for anxiety family cohesion and coping style were also administered Three apriori models were posited to account for the impact of risk factors protective factors and combined risk/protective factors on the development of risky behaviors A highrisk cohort composed of subjects endorsing at least one risky behavior gambling substance use or generalized risky behavior within the clinical range was created to test an unobserved outcome variable created from all three measures of risky behavior which was successfully predicted by two of the three apriori models Implications for the inclusion of gambling within a constellation of highrisk behaviors and recommendations for future prevention efforts are discussed
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