Women's perceptions of strategies to address the normalisation of gambling and gambling‐related harm

McCarthy, Simone; Thomas, Samantha; Marko, Sarah; Pitt, Hannah; Randle, Melanie; Cowlishaw, Sean

doi:10.1111/1753-6405.13264

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“…Finally, this study showed that in addition to reframing messages about gambling, people who have experienced gambling harm clearly support a range of strategies which are consistent with the public health approach to harm prevention. This aligns with previous evidence that gamblers also want governments to take legislative steps to restrict the gambling industry (Marko et al, 2022 ; McCarthy et al, 2022a ; Nyemcsok et al, 2022a ), as they have done alongside reframing messaging in other public health areas such as tobacco (Chapman and Freeman, 2008 ). In the Australian state of Victoria where many of the participants for this study resided, the Public Health and Wellbeing Act recognizes that governments have a “ a significant role in promoting and protecting the public health and wellbeing… [and] promoting conditions in which persons can be healthy” (Parliament of Victoria, 2008 :s4).…”

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The impact of responsible gambling framing on people with lived experience of gambling harm

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BackgroundThe framing of health issues influences how people think about and respond to these topics. Gambling has largely been framed as an issue of personal responsibility, with the gambling industry, governments and some researchers promoting responsible gambling strategies as a way to address gambling harm. While there is evidence that the internalization of personal responsibility can negatively impact gamblers, this study aimed to explore how people who have experienced gambling harm interpret and apply personal responsibility frames and ‘gamble responsibly' messages in their lives.MethodsIn-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted via Zoom and telephone with 15 gamblers who had been harmed by their own gambling and six affected others who had been harmed by someone else's gambling. This study was informed by public health and critical qualitative approaches to inquiry. The data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.ResultsFour themes were constructed from the data. First, gamblers and affected others generally conceptualized gambling and gambling harm as being the responsibility of the individual because it was perceived as the outcome of individual behavior. Second, they attempted to apply responsibility to their own experience either as gamblers who tried to stop or reduce their gambling, or affected others who felt responsible for helping the gambler in their lives. Third, gamblers and affected others were negatively impacted when it was perceived the gambler could not ‘control' their gambling or had not done enough to take responsibility. Finally, gamblers and affected others recommended responsible gambling strategies be reframed to be more effective at addressing gambling harm.ConclusionThis study provides evidence further supporting research demonstrating that personal responsibility frames may have unintended or negative consequences for gamblers and affected others. It underscores the need to reframe public messages about gambling away from responsible gambling, and toward research-based messages that can complement broader legislative changes and other measures to protect individuals.

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“…This research was part of a larger study investigating the normalisation of gambling for younger women in Australia. One other paper from this dataset has explored women's perceptions of strategies to address the normalisation of gambling 25 . The current study adopted a public health perspective and a critical qualitative approach to inquiry 26 .…”

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“…One other paper from this dataset has explored women's perceptions of strategies to address the normalisation of gambling. 25 The current study adopted a public health perspective and a critical qualitative approach to inquiry. 26 The public health approach considers the broader impact of gambling beyond the individual, and focuses on external factors that may contribute to gambling‐related harm.…”

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Young women's engagement with gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry of risk conceptualisations and motivations to gamble

McCarthy

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et al. 2022

Health Prom J of Aust

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Background: Younger women's engagement with gambling has changed over recent decades due to a range of socio-cultural, environmental and commercial factors.However, younger women's distinct lived experiences with gambling have rarely been considered. The following critical qualitative inquiry explored factors that influenced younger women's engagement with gambling and their perceptions of gambling risks.Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 41 Australian women aged 18-40 years. Participants were asked questions relating to their reasons for gambling, and the perceived risks associated with gambling. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to interpret the data.Results: Five themes were constructed from the data. First, women reported that they gambled to escape their everyday lives, with some women reporting gambling within their own homes. Second, women reported gambling for financial reasons, particularly to change their life circumstances and outcomes.Third, gambling was used by women as a way to connect with social network members. Fourth, gambling was an incidental activity that was an extension of non-gambling leisure activities. Finally, lower risk perceptions of participants' own gambling risk contributed to their engagement and continuation of gambling. Conclusion:Public health and health promotion initiatives should recognise that young women's gambling practices are diverse, and address the full range of sociocultural, environmental and commercial factors that may influence younger women's engagement with gambling.

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“…Framing is an active and dynamic process and different groups may frame issues in different ways based on their values, lived experiences and how they see the world. For example, while messages about the risks associated with the climate crisis can appeal to a sense of need for urgent action for some individuals ( Cammaerts, 2023 ; Arnot et al ., 2024 ), framing the climate crisis as a ‘climate emergency’ may also produce the opposite effect for others, wherein the word ‘emergency’ may demoralize and disempower citizens ( Hodder and Martin, 2009 ; Feldman and Hart, 2021 ). In relation to this study, the term ‘climate crisis’ has increasingly been used in place of ‘climate change’ to communicate the rising urgency and scope, and capture the systemic nature of the issue ( Kunelius and Roosvall, 2021 ).…”

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‘You can’t really separate these risks, our environment, our animals and us’: Australian children’s perceptions of the risks of the climate crisis

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Pitt,

McCarthy

et al. 2024

Health Promotion International

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Perceptions of the risks associated with the climate crisis are shaped by a range of social and political contexts and information sources. While some have expressed concerns about the impact of the spread of climate misinformation through social media platforms on young people, others have shown that the youth climate movement has played a key role in countering misinformation. Despite this, there has been very limited research with children about how they conceptualize the risks associated with the climate crisis, how they receive climate information, and how they understand and apply this to their own and others’ lives. The following qualitative study used photo-elicitation techniques and in-depth interviews with Australian children to address this gap. A total of n = 28 children (12–16 years) participated, with four themes constructed from the data using a reflexive approach to thematic analysis. Children were concerned about how the climate crisis would continue to harm their futures and the health of planet and people. They recognized that some groups and countries would experience more risks associated with the climate crisis as compared to others. While they received information from a range of different sources (school, family, social media), they mostly used social media to seek out climate information. They recognized that social media sites could be a source of climate misinformation, and argued that a range of strategies were needed to identify and counter false information about the climate crisis. Children's perspectives must be harnessed to improve information about climate risks and action.

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Women's perceptions of strategies to address the normalisation of gambling and gambling‐related harm

Cited by 8 publications

References 42 publications

The impact of responsible gambling framing on people with lived experience of gambling harm

The impact of responsible gambling framing on people with lived experience of gambling harm

Young women's engagement with gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry of risk conceptualisations and motivations to gamble

‘You can’t really separate these risks, our environment, our animals and us’: Australian children’s perceptions of the risks of the climate crisis

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