Male gamblers have significantly greater salivary cortisol before and after betting on a horse race, than do female gamblers

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-229

  Franco, C ^a   Paris, J J ^a   Wulfert, E ^a   Frye, C A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Gambling; Gender differences; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Pathological gambling; Recreational gambling

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE RACE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOTTERY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TIME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HORSES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 72649096366     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

References (74)

1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4th ed. (2000), American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC text revision
2. Shaffer H.J., Hall M.N., and Van der Bilt J. Estimating the prevalence of disordered gambling behavior in the United States and Canada: a meta-analysis (1997), Harvard Medical School Division of Addictions, Cambridge, MA
3. Ladouceur R., Boisvert J.M., Pépin M., Loranger M., and Dumont M. Social cost of pathological gambling. J Gambl Stud 10 4 (1994) 399-409
4. Thompson W.N., Gazel R., and Rickman D. The social costs of gambling in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Reports [online] vol. 9(6) (1996) Avail from: http://www.wpri.org/Reports/Volume9/Vol9no6.pdf. Accessed 2006 August 22
5. Rosenthal R.J., and Lorenz V.C. The pathological gambler as criminal offender: comments on evaluation and treatment. Psychiatr Clin North Am 15 3 (1992) 647-660
6. Bergh C., and Kühlhorn E. Social, psychological and physical consequences of pathological gambling in Sweden. J Gambl Stud 10 (1994) 275-285
7. Lorenz V.C., and Yaffee R.A. Pathological gambling: psychosomatic, emotional, and marital difficulties as reported by the gambler. J Gambl Behav 2 (1986) 40-49
8. Productivity Commission. Australia's gambling industries: final report [online] (December 1999). http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/40985/20040329/www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/gambling/finalreport/index.html Avail from: http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/40985/20040329/www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/gambling/finalreport/index.html. Accessed 2006 August 22
9. Lorenz V.C., and Yaffee R.A. Pathological gambling: psychosomatic, emotional, and marital difficulties as reported by the spouse. J Gambl Behav 4 (1988) 13-26
10. Lorenz V.C., and Yaffee R.A. Pathological gamblers and their spouses: problems in interaction. J Gambl Behav 5 (1989) 113-126
11. Blaszczynski A.P., and McConaghy N. Anxiety and/or depression in the pathogenesis of pathological gambling. Int J Addict 24 (1989) 337-350
12. Cunningham-Williams R.M., Cottler L.B., Compton W.M., and Spitznagel E.L. Taking chances: problem gamblers and mental health disorders: results from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area study. Am J Public Health 88 7 (1998) 1093-1096
13. Lesieur H.R., Blume S.B., and Zoppa R.M. Alcoholism, drug abuse, and gambling. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 10 1 (1986) 33-38
14. Kausch O. Suicidality among pathological gamblers. Dir Psychiatry 25 4 (2005) 291-300
15. Petry N.M., and Kiluk B.D. Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in treatment-seeking pathological gamblers. J Nerv Ment Dis 190 7 (2002) 462-469
16. National Opinion Research Center. Gambling impact and behavior study: final report to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1999), University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
17. Westermeyer J., and Boedicker A.E. Course, severity, and treatment of substance abuse among women versus men. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 26 4 (2000) 523-535
18. In: Grant J.E., and Potenza M.N. (Eds). Pathological gambling: a clinical guide to treatment (2004), American Psychiatric Publishing, Washington, DC
19. Ibanez A., Blanco C., Moreryra P., and Saiz-Ruiz J. Gender differences in pathological gambling. J Clin Psychiatry 64 (2003) 295-301
20. Huang J.H., and Boyer R. Epidemiology of youth gambling problems in Canada: a national prevalence study. Can J Psychiatry 52 10 (2007) 657-665
21. Potenza M.N. Should addictive disorders include non-substance use disorders?. Addiction 101 (2006) 142-151
22. Coventry K.R., and Constable B. Physiological arousal & sensation-seeking in female fruit machine gamblers. Addiction 94 (1999) 425-430
23. Coventry K.R., and Hudson J. Gender differences, physiological arousal and the role of winning in fruit machine gamblers. Addiction 96 (2001) 871-879
24. Meyer G., Hauffa B.P., Schedlowski M., Pawlak C., Stadler M.A., and Exton M.S. Casino gambling increase heart rate and salivary cortisol in regular gamblers. Biol Psychiatry 48 (2000) 948-953
25. Wulfert E., Roland B.D., Hartley J., Wang N., and Franco C. Heart rate arousal and excitement in gambling: winners versus losers. Psychol Addict Behav 19 3 (2005) 311-316
26. Wulfert E., Franco C., Williams K., Roland B.D., and Maxson J.H. The role of money in the excitement of gambling. Psychol Addict Behav 22 3 (2008) 380-390
27. Tsigos C., and Chrousos G.P. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, neuroendocrine factors and stress. J Psychosom Res 53 4 (2002) 865-871
28. Buchanan T.W., al'Absi M., and Lovallo W.R. Cortisol fluctuates with increases and decreases in negative affect. Psychoneuroendocrinology 24 (1999) 227-241
29. Oberbeck R., Schürmeyer T., Jacobs R., Benschop R.J., Sommer B., Schmidt R.E., et al. Effects of β-adrenoceptor blockade on stress-induced adrenocorticotropin release in humans. Eur J Appl Physiol 77 (1998) 523-526
30. Richter S.D., Schürmeyer T.H., Schedlowski M., Hädicke A., Tewes U., Schmidt R.E., et al. Time kinetics of the endocrine response to acute psychological stress. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 81 (1996) 1956-1960
31. Schedlowski M., Wiechert D., Wagner T.O., and Tewes U. Acute psychological stress increases plasma levels of cortisol, prolactin and TSH. Life Sci 50 17 (1992) 1201-1205
32. Piazza P.V., and Le Moa M. Glucocorticoids as a biological substrate of reward: physiological and pathophysiological implications. Brain Res Rev 25 (1997) 359-372
33. Bateup H.S., Booth A., Shirtcliff E.A., and Granger D.A. Testosterone, cortisol, and women's competition. Evol Hum Behav 23 3 (2002) 181-192
34. Elias M. Serum cortisol, testosterone, and testosterone-binding globulin response to competitive fighting in human males. Aggr Behav 7 (1981) 215-227
35. Mazur A., Booth A., and Dabbs J.M. Testosterone and chess competition. Soc Psychol Q 55 (1992) 70-77
36. Koob G.F., and Le Moal M. Neurobiological mechanisms for opponent motivational processes in addiction. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 363 (2008) 3113-3123
37. Sinha R. How does stress increase risk of drug abuse and relapse?. Psychopharmacology 158 (2001) 343-359
38. Sinha R. Chronic stress, drug use, and vulnerability to addiction. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1141 (2008) 105-130
39. Piazza P., Deroche V., Deminiere J.M., Maccari S., Le Moal M., and Simon H. Corticosterone in the range of stress-induced levels possesses reinforcing properties: implications for sensation-seeking behaviors. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 90 (1993) 11738-11742
40. Deroche V., Piazza P., Deminiere J., le Moal M., and Simon H. Rats orally self-administer corticosterone. Brain Res 622 (1993) 315-320
41. Sarnyai Z., Bíró É., Gardi J., Vecsernyés M., Julesz J., and Telegdy G. Alterations of corticotropin-releasing factor-like immunoreactivity in different brain regions after acute cocaine administration in rats. Brain Res 616 (1993) 315-319
42. Goeders N.E., Peltier R.L., and Guerin G.F. Ketoconazole reduces low dose cocaine self-administration in rats. Drug Alcohol Depend 53 (1998) 67-77
43. Goeders N.E. The HPA axis and cocaine reinforcement. Psychoneuroendocrinology 27 1-2 (2002) 13-33
44. Hansson A.C., Cippitelli A., Sommer W.H., Ciccocioppo R., and Heilig M. Region-specific down-regulation of CRHR1 gene expression in alcohol-preferring msP rats following ad lib access to alcohol. Addict Biol 12 (2007) 30-34
45. Hansson A.C., Cippitelli A., Sommer W.H., Fedeli A., Bjork K., Soverchia L., et al. Variation at the rat CRHR1 locus and sensitivity to relapse into alcohol seeking induced by environmental stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103 (2006) 15236-15241
46. Chu K., Koob G.F., Cole M., Zorrilla E.P., and Roberts A.J. Dependence-induced increases in ethanol self-administration in mice are blocked by the CRF1 receptor antagonist antalarmin and by CRF1 receptor knockout. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 86 (2007) 813-821
47. Sabino V., Cottone P., Koob G.F., Steardo L., Lee M.J., Rice K.C., et al. Dissociation between opioid and CRF1 antagonist sensitive drinking in Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 189 (2006) 175-186
48. Ramirez L.F., McCormick R.A., and Lowry M.T. Plasma cortisol and depression in pathological gamblers. Br J Psychiatry 153 (1988) 684-686
49. Roy A., Adinoff B., Roehrich L., Lamparski D., Custer R., Lorenz V., et al. Pathological gambling: a psychobiological study. Arch Gen Psychiatry 45 (1988) 369-373
50. Roy A., DeJong J., Ferraro T., Adinoff B., Gold P., Rubinow D., et al. CSF GABA and neuropeptides in pathological gamblers and normal controls. Psychiatry Res 30 (1989) 137-144
51. Paris J.J., Franco R., Sodano R., Frye E., and Wulfert E. Gambling pathology is associated with dampened cortisol response among men and women. Physiol Behav 99 (2010) 230-233
52. Schmitt L.H., Harrison G.A., and Spargo R.M. Variation in epinephrine and cortisol excretion rates associated with behavior in an Australian Aboriginal Community. Am J Phys Anthropol 106 (1998) 249-253
53. Meyer G., Schwertfeger J., Exton M.S., Janssen O.E., Knapp W., Stadler M.A., et al. Neuroendocrine response to casino gambling in problem gamblers. Psychoneuroendocrinology 29 (2004) 1272-1280
54. Lesieur H.R., and Blume S.B. The south oaks gambling screen (SOGS): a new instrument for the identification of pathological gamblers. Am J Psychiatry 144 9 (1987) 1184-1188
55. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 3rd ed. (1980), American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC
56. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4th ed. (1994), American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC
57. Hodgins D.C. Using the NORC DSM Screen for gambling problems as an outcome measure for pathological gambling: psychometric evaluation. Addict Behav 29 (2004) 1685-1690
58. Granger D.A., Kivlighan K.T., Fortunato C., Harmon A.G., Hibel L.C., Schwartz E.B., et al. Integration of salivary biomarkers into developmental and behaviorally-oriented research: problems and solutions for collecting specimens. Physiol Behav 92 (2007) 583-590
59. Gordis E.B., Granger D.A., Susman E.J., and Trickett P.K. Assymetry between salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase reactivity to stress: relation to aggressive behavior in adolescents. Psychoneuroendocrinology 31 (2006) 976-987
60. Gordis E.B., Granger D.A., Susman E.J., and Trickett P.K. Salivary alpha-amylase cortisol asymmetry in maltreated youth. Horm Behav 53 (2008) 96-103
61. Brown G.L., McGarvey E.L., Shirtcliff E.A., Keller A., Granger D.A., and Flavin K. Salivary cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, and testosterone interrelationships in healthy young males: a pilot study with implications for studies of aggressive behavior. Psychiatry Res 159 (2008) 76
62. Fortunato C.K., Dribin A.E., Granger D.A., and Buss K.A. Salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol in toddlers: differential relations to affective behavior. Dev Psychobiol 50 (2008) 807-818
63. Granger D.A., Blair C., Willoughby M., Kivlighan K.T., Hibel L.C., Fortunato C.K., et al., Family Life Project Investigators. Individual differences in salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase in mothers and their infants: relation to tobacco smoke exposure. Dev Psychobiol 49 (2007) 692-701
64. Kirschbaum C., Wust S., and Hellhammer D. Consistent sex differences in cortisol responses to psychological stress. Psychosom Med 54 6 (1992) 648-657
65. Zimmer C., Basler H.D., Vedder H., and Lautenbacher S. Sex differences in cortisol response to noxious stress. Clin J Pain 19 (2003) 233-239
66. Kirschbaum C., Kudielka B.M., Gaab J., Schommer N.C., and Hellhammer D.H. Impact of gender menstrual cycle phase, and oral contraceptives on the activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Psychosom Med 61 (1999) 154-162
67. Kudielka B.M., Hellhammer J., Hellhammer D.H., Wolf O.T., Pirke K.M., Varadi E., et al. Sex differences in endocrine and psychological responses to psychosocial stress in healthy elderly subjects and the impact of a 2-week dehydroepiandrosterone treatment. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83 (1998) 1756-1761
68. Seeman T.E., Singer B., Wilkinson C.W., and McEwen B. Gender differences in age-related changes in HPA axis reactivity. Psychoneuroendocrinology 26 (2001) 225-240
69. Potenza M.N., Fiellin D.A., Heninger G.R., Rounsaville B.J., and Mazure C.M. Gambling: an addictive behavior with health and primary care implications. J Gen Intern Med 17 (2002) 721-732
70. Andrews J., Wadiwalla M., Juster R.P., Lord C., Lupien S.J., and Pruessner J.C. Effects of manipulating the amount of social-evaluative threat on the cortisol stress response in young healthy men. Behav Neurosci 121 5 (2007) 871-876
71. Melamed S., Ugarten U., Shirom A., Kahana L., Lerman Y., and Froom P. Chronic burnout, somatic arousal and elevated salivary cortisol levels. J Psychosom Res 46 (1999) 591-598
72. Pruessner J.C., Hellhammer D.H., and Kirschbaum C. Burnout, perceived stress, and cortisol responses to awakening. Psychosom Med 61 (1999) 197-204
73. Kudielka B.M., and Kirschbaum C. Awakening cortisol responses are influenced by health status and awakening time but not by menstrual cycle phase. Psychoneuroendocrinology 28 1 (2003) 35-47
74. Peeke P.M., and Chrousos G.P. Hypercortisolism and obesity. Ann N Y Acad Sci 771 (1995) 665-676