The Longitudinal Association of Childhood and Adolescent Television Viewing with Substance Use Disorders and Disordered Gambling in Adulthood up to Age 45

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ID15440726
AuthorsHelena McAnally (0000-0002-7776-1938, University of Otago, corresponding author), H M McAnally, A Wiki Te Oi (University of Otago), Shyamala Nada‐Raja (0000-0001-5743-4107, University of Otago), S Nada-Raja, Robert J Hancox (0000-0002-3922-7144, University of Otago)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue3
Pages1116-1127
Publication date2022-09-23
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-1874 • E-ISSN: 1557-1882
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11469-022-00918-7
OpenAlexW4297088976
LanguageEN
References cited24

Excessive leisure-time television viewing in childhood has been associated with a range of poorer outcomes in adulthood and may represent an early form of addictive disorder. As addictive disorders are often correlated, we tested the hypothesis that television viewing in childhood and adolescence would be longitudinally associated with adulthood substance-related and behavioural addictive disorders in a population-based cohort born in 1972/1973. Weekday television viewing time was reported at multiple ages from 5 to 15 years, and criteria for alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use disorders and disordered gambling were assessed at multiple adult ages up to 45 years. Higher television viewing times were associated with a greater likelihood of meeting diagnostic criteria for all substance-related disorders and disordered gambling in models that were adjusted for sex ( p values < 0.05). After adjustment for childhood socioeconomic status and childhood self-control, mean television viewing time (hours/day) remained associated with tobacco use disorder (OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.04–1.42, p = 0.017) and disordered gambling (OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.07–1.66, p = 0.010). Excessive, leisure-time television viewing in childhood and adolescence may be a modifiable risk factor for tobacco use disorder and/or disordered gambling in later life

Addiction · Cannabis · Cohort · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Health psychology · Longitudinal study · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Substance abuse · Young adult · Clinical Psychology · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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