Variations in Gambling Disorder Symptomatology Across Sexual Identity Among College Student-Athletes

Richard, Jérémie; Martin‐Storey, Alexa; Wilkie, Erin; Derevensky, Jeffrey L.; Paskus, Thomas S.; Temcheff, Caroline E.

doi:10.1007/s10899-019-09838-z

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“…Furthermore, on average, the heterosexual group had engaged in each of these four gambling activities significantly more frequently and spent significantly more money during each gambling session, than SMM participants. Once again, these findings contrast with those of Richard et al’s [ 41 ] study, whereby significantly more gay male participants had participated in internet casino gambling and betting on horse racing/greyhounds than bisexual male and heterosexual male participants, and no significant differences in gambling frequency.…”

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“…Contrary to the first hypothesis, the heterosexual participants, on average, reported significantly higher levels of problem gambling severity compared with the SMM participants; but gambling-related harms did not differ between groups. These findings were unexpected, given that a previous study by Richard et al [ 41 ] reported significantly higher levels of problem gambling among gay and bisexual male participants compared with heterosexual male participants. The finding may, however, be due to: (1) cultural differences as their study was conducted in the USA; or (2) the restriction of their sample to college student athletes, who have a greater risk for problem gambling compared with students who are not athletes [ 70 ].…”

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“…Given the changing societal attitudes towards people in the sexual and gender diverse communities, as well as the increased accessibility of gambling, however, it is important to examine the findings from contemporary studies. A recent study by Richard et al [ 41 ] compared differences in past-year gambling behaviour (participation and frequency) and problem gambling between 137 gay male, 65 bisexual male and 10,305 heterosexual male American student-athletes. Although no significant differences were found between the participant groups on past year gambling frequency, a significantly greater proportion of gay male participants participated in internet casino gambling (16%) and horse/greyhound race betting (14%) compared with bisexual male participants (8% and 8% respectively) and heterosexual male participants (6% and 6% respectively).…”

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Risk and protective factors for the development of gambling-related harms and problems among Australian sexual minority men

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Background Sexual minority men (SMM) often experience stressful social environments dominated by stigma and discrimination. SMM are typically more likely than heterosexual men to engage in certain risky behaviours such as problem gambling. This study aimed to compare gambling behaviour among SMM and examine potential risk factors (erroneous gambling cognitions, gambling outcome expectancies, hazardous alcohol use, impulsivity, and psychological distress; as well as perceived stigma and discrimination for the SMM participants) and potential protective factors (resilience, social support, and community connectedness) for problem gambling severity and gambling-related harms among SMM living in Australia. Methods An online survey, with an over-representation of SMM participants and problem, moderate-risk, and low-risk gamblers, was completed by 101 SMM (mean age = 28.5) and 207 heterosexual men (mean age = 26.4). Results SMM were found to have significantly lower levels of problem gambling severity compared with heterosexual men, and report significantly lower gambling participation, frequencies and expenditure on any gambling activity, casino table games, horse racing/greyhound betting, sports betting, and keno. However, in the SMM group, 38.3% were classified in the problem gambling category of the Problem Gambling Severity Index and 27.6% were classified in the moderate-risk gambling category. There were no significant differences between groups in gambling-related harms. Multiple regression analyses revealed that problem gambling severity and related harms were independently predicted by higher levels of impulsivity and erroneous gambling cognitions for both groups. Conclusions Lower frequency of gambling behaviours among SMM and similar risk factors predicting problem gambling severity/harms for both groups suggests that problem gambling is not pronounced among SMM. This study adds new evidence to the gambling literature which can be used as comparative benchmarks for future research.

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“…In those few earlier publications that exist in behavioral addiction and sexual identity and behavior, gambling disorder was more prevalent among gay and bisexual men in an Northern American setting ( Grant and Potenza, 2006 ) and in a Canadian study sample of college-students, where gambling problems were more prevalent among both sexual minority men and women ( Richard et al, 2019 ). A possible explanation is that there might be differences between American and Canadian settings, in comparison to the European context in this survey.…”

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“…Research on gambling and gaming activities in among lesbian/gay, bisexual and other sexual minority populations is scarce. Two studies have examined gambling behavior and sexual orientation in Northern American settings, where of both studies revealed a higher prevalence of gambling problems among sexual minorities ( Grant and Potenza, 2006 ; Richard et al, 2019 ). For gaming, previous literature is lacking, but a few publications have shown a higher prevalence of gaming problems among sexual minority populations, including a pilot project to this study in a Swedish setting ( Broman and Håkansson, 2018 ).…”

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Gambling, Gaming, and Internet Behavior in a Sexual Minority Perspective. A Cross-Sectional Study in Seven European Countries

Broman

Prever²,

Giacomo

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundAddictive behavior of gambling, gaming and internet activity is partly a new research domain and has not been well investigated with regard to sexual minority populations. Although health disparities between sexual minorities and the general population are well documented, there is a lack of inclusion of sexual minorities in both research and clinic. Among lesbian, gay and bisexual populations certain features could be present that play a role for the development of addictive behaviors, such as social isolation and increased risk of other psychiatric problems. The aim of this study was to investigate problem gambling, problem gaming and problematic internet behavior in a European context and if it is affected by sexual orientation status.MethodsAn online web-survey was distributed among web-panels in England, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Sweden in 2017–2018.Result10 983 complete answers were collected. 7.1% of the participants had a sexual minority status (n = 774). Regression models found that there was no difference in gambling, gaming and internet behavior among heterosexual and sexual minority men. Sexual minority women were associated with problematic gambling and gaming behavior, when also controlling for age and nationality. When also controlling for psychological distress, women defining as having another sexual minority status than lesbian and bisexual remained significant for having a problematic gaming behavior (AOR = 2.3).ConclusionAn awareness of female sexual minority perspectives is relevant in facilities treating behavioral addiction as well as in future research in behavioral addiction. More research is needed in problematic gambling and gaming behavior in different sexual minority populations with regard to psychiatric comorbidity and living conditions. An inclusion of sexual minority groups defining as other than gay and bisexual is needed in future research. No significant differences were found between heterosexual and sexual minority men in adjusted analysis in this study.

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Problem Gambling and Sexual Minority Individuals: Evaluating Influence of Age and Comorbid Mental Health and Substance Use Problems

Stanmyre,

Nower,

Malkin

2023

J Gambl Stud

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Variations in Gambling Disorder Symptomatology Across Sexual Identity Among College Student-Athletes

Cited by 25 publications

References 51 publications

Risk and protective factors for the development of gambling-related harms and problems among Australian sexual minority men

Risk and protective factors for the development of gambling-related harms and problems among Australian sexual minority men

Gambling, Gaming, and Internet Behavior in a Sexual Minority Perspective. A Cross-Sectional Study in Seven European Countries

Problem Gambling and Sexual Minority Individuals: Evaluating Influence of Age and Comorbid Mental Health and Substance Use Problems

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