Substance-related and behavioural addiction problems: Two surveys of Canadian adults

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dc.contributor.authorKonkoly-Thege, Barna
dc.contributor.authorColman, Ian
dc.contributor.authorEl-guebaly, Nady
dc.contributor.authorHodgins, David C
dc.contributor.authorPatten, Scott B
dc.contributor.authorSchopflocher, Don
dc.contributor.authorWolfe, Jody
dc.contributor.authorWild, T Cameron
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-08T15:59:20Z
dc.date.available2015-07-08T15:59:20Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-13
dc.descriptionPre-print version of article deposited according to Informa Healthcare's Resources for Editors and Authors page: http://informahealthcare.com/page/resources/authorsen_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To describe absolute and relative prevalence of 10 self-attributed substance-related and behavioural addiction problems among Canadian adults, to describe perceived prevalence of these problems in the general population, and to examine whether estimates varied by survey mode. Methods: Sample 1 included 4000 adults recruited from an online research panel; Sample 2 included 2000 randomly selected adults who completed a computer-assisted telephone interview. Respondents in both samples were asked (1) whether or not they had experienced a problem in the preceding year with each of four substances (alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine) and six behaviours (gambling, eating, shopping, sex, video gaming, and work), (2) whether they had ever personally knew someone exhibiting a problem with each behaviour, and (3) perceived prevalence of problems in the general population. Results: About half of the respondents reported experiencing any past-year addiction problems. Tobacco and alcohol were the most common substance-related problems, while the most common behavioural problems were related to eating and work. Respondents consistently overestimated perceived population prevalence relative to self-attributed problems; however, the magnitude of overestimation was significantly greater among those who personally reported a problem with these behaviours. Online survey participants consistently reported higher self-attributed problem rates compared with CATI respondents, but rank-order correlations across self-, acquaintances-, and population-attributed prevalence estimates were very high in both samples. Conclusions: Both survey modes provided accurate relative prevalence estimates, but further research should explore determinants of higher prevalence rates among online participants and respondents’ consistent tendency to overestimate perceived population prevalence.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationKonkolÿ Thege, B., Colman, I., El-guebaly, N., Hodgins, D. C., Patten, S. B., Schopflocher, D., ... & Wild, T. C. (2015). Substance-related and behavioural addiction problems: Two surveys of Canadian adults. Addiction Research & Theory, 23(1), 34-42.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/16066359.2014.923408
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33353
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/50545
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAddiction Research & Theoryen_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/16066359.2014.923408en_US
dc.subjectBehavioural addictionen_US
dc.subjectLay epidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectSubstance addictionen_US
dc.subjectSurvey mode differencesen_US
dc.titleSubstance-related and behavioural addiction problems: Two surveys of Canadian adultsen_US
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
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