Citation

Martins SS, Storr CL, Ialongo NS, Chilcoat HD. Am. J. Addict. 2008; 17(2): 126-134.

Affiliation

Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-1900, USA. smartins@jhsph.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1080/10550490701861227

PMID

18393056

PMCID

PMC2763117

Abstract

This study explores gender differences in lifetime and recent substance use/internalizing behavior, childhood externalizing behavior, and gambling preferences among African-American youth gamblers. Data are from a prospective study of a community sample of 452 urban African-American youths who began at entry into first grade and were followed for ten years. Gambling was associated with high teacher ratings of childhood externalizing behaviors among males and with high parent ratings of childhood impulsivity and hyperactivity among both genders. Internalizing behavior was associated with female gambling. No male-female differences in substance use/lifetime conduct disorder among gamblers were noted. Gambling preferences/frequency differed across genders.

Language: en