Problem Gambling and its Impact on Families: A Literature Review

Kalischuk, Ruth Grant; Nowatzki, Nadine R.; Cardwell, Kelly; Klein, K. K.; Solowoniuk, Jason

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“…As expected, the odds of belonging to groups SP/PG should increase parallel to the increase in family difficulties given that the literature unanimously reports the occurrence of various problems at this level. Such problems include the management of emotions and affection (more specifically their expression and communication), poorly defined family rules and roles, and poor communication, which is often characterized by discussions and lies (Kalischuk, Nowatzki, Cardwell, Klein, & Solowoniuk, 2006). However, several studies conducted in Portugal (Cunha & Relvas, 2014;Cunha, de Sousa, Fonseca, & Relvas, 2015) suggest that the difficulties in family functioning only appear in the most severe forms of gambling disorder and thus do not facilitate distinguishing PG from the other types of gambler (NP and SP), as was the case in this study.…”

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Risk factors for pathological gambling along a continuum of severity: Individual and relational variables

Cunha¹,

Sousa²,

Relvas³

2017

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This study's aim was to identify characteristics with higher odds of distinguishing a group of pathological gamblers (PG) from (1) a group of gamblers without a gambling problem (NP) and 2) a sub-clinical group (SP). An additional aim was to investigate those characteristics as risk/protective factors along the continuum of problemgambling severity. Sociodemographic (gender, age, marital status, and educational level), individual (psychopathological symptoms) and relational (family functioning, dyadic adjustment, and differentiation of self) variables were considered. The sample consisted of 331 participants: 162 NP, 117 SP and 52 PG. The main results indicate that the characteristics with higher odds of distinguishing among the groups were gender, educational level, age, differentiation of self, and psychopathological symptoms. The odds of being a PG were higher for men with a low educational level and less adaptive psycho-relational functioning. Conversely, the odds of being a NP were higher for women with a high educational level and more adaptive psycho-relational functioning. Gender and educational level stood out with respect to their relevance as risk/protective factors, and their role was found to be dynamic and interdependent with the severity of problem gambling and/or the investigated psycho-relational characteristics. The risk/protective value was more remarkable when gamblers already exhibited SP.

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Risk factors for pathological gambling along a continuum of severity: Individual and relational variables

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Sousa²,

Relvas³

2017

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“…Difficult and sometimes discordant interpersonal and family relationships are often amongst the significant negative impacts of problem gambling [4][5][6][7]. Some dysfunctional relationships evolve into violence, and there is growing evidence to show that problem gambling is a specific risk factor for family and intimate partner violence (IPV) [8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

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Gambling and violence in a nationally representative sample of UK men

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“…These games are not a recent phenomenon; they have been quite common across a number of societies worldwide since the earliest of times (Kalischuk, Nowatzki, Cardwell, Klein, & Solowoniuk, 2006;Korn, 2000;Ladouceur, 2002), with references found, for example, in the Egyptian pyramids and the Bible (Ferentzy & Turner, 2013). Recently, these games have increased in popularity (Kalischuk et al, 2006) due to the appearance and acceptance of TV shows devoted to games of chance (e.g., European Poker Tour, The Big Game, Tudo sobre Poker [All About Poker], and Euromilhões [Euromillions lottery]). This popularity is also evident in the increasingly strong advertising that these shows receive.…”

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“…Indeed, pathological gamblers' family functioning has a broad scope of difficulties, including issues related to the expression of feelings, family rules, roles and communication, among others (Ciarrocchi & Hohmann, 1989;Dowling, Smith, & Thomas, 2009;Hardoon‚ Derevensky‚ & Gupta, 2002;Kalischuk et al, 2006).…”

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Gambling Behavior Severity and Psychological, Family, and Contextual Variables: A Comparative Analysis

Cunha

Sousa

Fonseca

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Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

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This study compares 3 groups consisting of individuals with no gambling problem, those with some problem, and pathological gamblers, according to the following 4 levels of analysis: social context (i.e., accessibility and social acceptance), family context (i.e., family of origin issues, family functioning, and family quality of life), marital issues (i.e., marital satisfaction and adjustment), and individual issues (i.e., congruence, differentiation of self, and psychopathological symptoms). The study protocol of 8 standardized scales, a sociodemographic questionnaire, and 6 independent questions was administered to 331 adults. The main results indicate that although the 2 groups of nonpathological gamblers exhibited differing levels of gambling severity, they did not differ statistically, suggesting that gambling-related problems were only evident when a pathological level was attained. The pathological gamblers exhibited a greater number of family, marital, and individual difficulties compared to the other 2 groups.

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Problem Gambling and its Impact on Families: A Literature Review

Cited by 182 publications

References 55 publications

Risk factors for pathological gambling along a continuum of severity: Individual and relational variables

Risk factors for pathological gambling along a continuum of severity: Individual and relational variables

Gambling and violence in a nationally representative sample of UK men

Gambling Behavior Severity and Psychological, Family, and Contextual Variables: A Comparative Analysis

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