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An integrative review of research on gambling and domestic and family violence: Fresh perspectives to guide future research
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.13, pp.1-16
13/10/2022
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Abstract
This paper presents an integrative review of research on domestic and family violence (DFV), including intimate partner violence (IPV), experienced by victims and perpetrators with a gambling problem. It aims to review, critique, and synthesize research on this topic to generate fresh and alternative perspectives to guide future research. Based on a systematic search of the academic literature and a targeted search of gray literature, the paper summarizes findings from empirical studies pertaining to the prevalence of perpetration and victimization, characteristics of perpetrators and victims, and explanations for this violence. Based on this review, the paper suggests several potential improvements that can be considered in future studies. These include a shift from focusing on situational violence to also include coercive control; greater sensitivity in research design and interpretation to gender differences in experiences of violence; and the need to include economic abuse as a form of DFV/IPV. Adopting a public health lens is also recommended to broaden the research focus from victims and perpetrators to also consider contextual factors. In particular, gambling research should examine the contribution of gambling products, practices, environments, and marketing to DFV/IPV and how this might be ameliorated. While research to date has drawn much needed attention to the risks that gambling presents for DFV/IPV, this review provides some suggestions for future research so that it can provide more nuanced findings to inform policy and practice.
Details
- Title
- An integrative review of research on gambling and domestic and family violence: Fresh perspectives to guide future research
- Creators
- Nerilee Hing - Central Queensland UniversityCathy O'Mullan - Central Queensland UniversityLydia Mainey - Central Queensland UniversityNancy Greer - Central Queensland UniversityHelen Breen - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.13, pp.1-16
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Grant note
- This study was produced with funding from the Australian Government and the Australian state and territory governments. Australia’s National Research Organization for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) gratefully acknowledges the financial and other support it has received from these governments, without which this work would not have been possible.
- Identifiers
- 991013055312902368
- Copyright
- © 2022 Hing, O’Mullan, Mainey, Greer and Breen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article