Mental health and gambling in urban female adolescents.
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This study explores differences in mental health and behavioral disturbances between female gamblers versus nongamblers from a community sample of 232 female urban youth. Female adolescent recreational gambling was associated with high levels of childhood hyperactivity measured at age 6, past-year substance use, and past-year anxiety symptoms.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
دوره 40 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007