ABSTRACT

Previous studies have suggested that problem gambling is associated with various deviant outcomes. Little research, however, has considered the extent to which such relationships vary by subgroups of the population. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 9,644), this study examines the relationship between problem gambling in young adulthood and a range of deviant behaviors (i.e. binge drinking, marijuana use, instrumental crime, violent crime) and whether these relationships vary by family social class background. Results from logistic regressions reveal that problem gamblers have increased odds of engaging in weekly binge drinking, weekly marijuana use, and any instrumental crime. Furthermore, findings show that the relationship between problem gambling and weekly binge drinking is stronger for those from higher family social class backgrounds, but that the relationship between problem gambling and instrumental crime is stronger for those from lower family social class backgrounds. Implications of these findings are discussed.

摘要

先前的研究表明，问题赌博与各种异常结果相关。然而，很少有研究考虑到这种关系在不同人群中变化的程度。使用来自青少年至成人健康国家纵向研究的数据（N= 9,644），该研究调查了成年后问题赌博与一系列异常行为（例如，酗酒，使用大麻，工具犯罪，暴力犯罪）之间的关系，以及这些关系是否因家庭社会阶级背景而异。Logistic回归的结果表明，有问题的赌徒参与每周狂饮，每周使用大麻和任何工具犯罪的几率都增加了。此外，研究结果表明，问题赌博和每周狂饮之间的关系对于那些来自较高家庭社会阶层背景的人来说更为牢固，但问题赌博与工具犯罪之间的关系对于那些来自较低社会阶层背景的人则更为牢固。讨论了这些发现的含义。