2022
An Exploratory Study of Shopping to Relieve Tension or Anxiety in Adolescents: Health Correlates and Gambling-Related Perceptions and Behaviors
Farhat LC, Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. An Exploratory Study of Shopping to Relieve Tension or Anxiety in Adolescents: Health Correlates and Gambling-Related Perceptions and Behaviors. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 6169. PMID: 35627706, PMCID: PMC9140366, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth correlatesDistress/impairmentCognition/behaviorDysphoria/depressionGambling attitudesProblematic gamblingGambling behaviorBehavioral addictionsNegative outcomesProblematic engagementSpecific correlatesUse of alcoholRewarding behaviorAnxietyHispanic youthPerceptions/attitudesExploratory fashionHigh school surveyGamblingAdolescentsCorrelatesHispanic studentsExploratory studyYouthPhysical fighting
2021
Lottery-Purchasing Adolescents: Gambling Perceptions, Problems, and Characteristics
Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Howell JC, Wampler J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. Lottery-Purchasing Adolescents: Gambling Perceptions, Problems, and Characteristics. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2021, 37: 1177-1195. PMID: 33528742, PMCID: PMC8326295, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-021-10004-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGambling perceptionsGambling attitudesConnecticut high-school adolescentsProblem-gambling severityPast-year gamblingParental approvalOnline gamblingGambling typesGambling characteristicsLottery productsGambling behaviorGamblingHealth/functioningParenting contextAttitudesPrevention effortsPartnersPerceptionYouthPrevalent behaviorContext