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Designing a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Gambling in Alberta: Rationale, Methods, and Challenges

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Longitudinal research on the determinants of gambling behavior is sparse. This article briefly reviews the previous seventeen longitudinally designed studies, focusing on the methodology for each study. This is followed by a description of our ongoing longitudinal study entitled the Leisure, Lifestyle, and Lifecycle Project (LLLP). Participants for the LLLP were recruited from four locations in Alberta, Canada, including both rural and urban populations. In the LLLP most participants were recruited using random digit dialing (RDD), with 1808 participants from 5 age cohorts at baseline: 13–15, 18–20, 23–25, 43–45, and 63–65. Individuals completed telephone, computer, and face-to-face surveys at baseline, with the data collection occurring between February and October, 2006. At baseline, a wide variety of constructs were measured, including gambling behavior, substance use, psychopathology, intelligence, family environment, and internalizing and externalizing problems. Finally, the conclusions that can be drawn thus far are discussed as well as the plans for three future data collections.

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  1. Addiction Division, Foothills Addictions Program, University of Calgary, 1403 29th Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N T29

    Nady el-Guebaly

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4

    David M. Casey & David C. Hodgins

  3. Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, 4-10 University Extension Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 1K4

    Garry J. Smith

  4. School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, 102 Anderson Hall, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, T1K 3M4

    Robert J. Williams

  5. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 1K4

    Don P. Schopflocher

  6. Department of Sociology, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, T1K 3M4

    Robert T. Wood

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el-Guebaly, N., Casey, D.M., Hodgins, D.C. et al. Designing a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Gambling in Alberta: Rationale, Methods, and Challenges. J Gambl Stud 24, 479–504 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-008-9108-6

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