Gambling problems among United Kingdom armed forces veterans: Associations with gambling motivation and posttraumatic stress disorder

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

International Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2022-05-10 DOI:10.1080/14459795.2022.2063923

Glen Dighton, K. Wood, C. Armour, M. Fossey, Lee Hogan, N. Kitchiner, Justyn Larcombe, Robert D. Rogers, S. Dymond

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Military service, mental health, and gambling activities and motivations as predictors of problem gambling in a sample of UK AF veterans. Age-and-gender matched veterans (n = 1,037) and non-veterans (n = 1,148) completed an online survey of problem gambling, gambling motivation, mental health (depression and anxiety), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Past year problem gambling rates were higher in veterans compared to non-veterans. Veteran status predicted increased problem gambling risk. The relationship between problem gambling and gambling to cope with distress was significantly stronger among veterans. Veterans experiencing PTSD and complex PTSD (C-PTSD) were at increased risk of problem gambling. Overall, the present, findings contribute further international evidence that veterans are a population vulnerable to problem gambling. Veterans with PTSD or C-PTSD are most at-risk and may engage in problematic gambling to escape/avoid distress. Routine screening for gambling problems should be undertaken with current and former military personnel, and further research is needed on the interplay between gambling motivation and veterans’ mental health.

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英国武装部队退伍军人的赌博问题：与赌博动机和创伤后应激障碍的关系

摘要兵役、心理健康、赌博活动和动机是英国AF退伍军人样本中问题赌博的预测因素。年龄和性别匹配的退伍军人（n=1037）和非退伍军人（n=1148）完成了一项关于问题赌博、赌博动机、心理健康（抑郁和焦虑）和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的在线调查。去年退伍军人的问题赌博率高于非退伍军人。退伍军人身份预测问题赌博风险增加。在退伍军人中，问题赌博和为应对痛苦而赌博之间的关系明显更强。经历创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）和复杂PTSD（C-PTSD）的退伍军人患问题赌博的风险增加。总的来说，目前的调查结果为退伍军人是一个容易受到问题赌博影响的群体提供了进一步的国际证据。患有创伤后应激障碍或C-PTSD的退伍军人风险最大，可能会参与有问题的赌博以逃避痛苦。应对现任和前任军人进行赌博问题的常规筛查，需要进一步研究赌博动机与退伍军人心理健康之间的相互作用。

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International Gambling Studies SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

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