The Leisure, Lifestyle, & Lifecycle Project (LLLP): A Longitudinal Study of Gambling in Alberta. Final Report for the Alberta Gambling Research Institute ...

• Main Authors: El-Guebaly, Nady, Casey, David M., Currie, Shawn R., Hodgins, David C., Schopflocher, Don P., Smith, Garry J., Williams, Robert J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Alberta Gambling Research Institute 2015
• Subjects: Gambling > Alberta > Longitudinal studies; Gamblers > Alberta > Longitudinal studies; Compulsive Gambling > Alberta > Longitudinal studies; Institute Funded Reports; Grand Prairie
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/9908; https://ucalgary.scholaris.ca/handle/1880/50377

The Leisure, Lifestyle, and Lifecycle Project (LLLP) is a five-year prospective longitudinal study designed to collect data on the factors influencing change in gambling and problem gambling behavior over time. A sample of 1808 participants from four locations representing the diversity of the province of Alberta (Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge area, and Grand Prairie area) were recruited primarily through random digit dialing. In order to assess the development of gambling problems over the lifespan, five critical age ranges were targeted: 13-15, 18-20, 23-25, 43-45 and 63-65 year-olds. Individuals with relatively heavy involvement with gambling were over sampled. A broad array of psychosocial variables was assessed at baseline via telephone, face-to-face and computer self-completion interviews. The sample was weighted to match the population of Alberta according to age, gender, geographic location and the over sampling procedure. The three follow-up interviews of the cohort were completed by paper- or ...