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Journal article
Seeking Solace in Gambling: The Cycle of Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Who Gamble
Journal of Gambling Studies, Vol.39, pp.795-812
06/2023
PMID: 35670931
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Abstract
This study explored women's gambling in response to male intimate partner violence (IPV). Twenty-four women were recruited through service providers and online advertising. All women had been victimised by IPV and all experienced problems relating to the gambling on electronic gaming machines (EGMs). Thematic analysis of their in-depth interviews identified three major themes. The main pattern of gambling and IPV (Theme 1) was where ongoing coercive control preceded the woman's gambling. Situational violence in response to gambling was also observed. Regardless of temporal sequence, a self-perpetuating cycle of gambling and IPV victimisation was typically apparent, with both issues escalating over time. Reflecting severe traumatic violence, push factors from IPV that motivated the women's gambling (Theme 2) included physical escape, psychological escape, hope of regaining control over their lives, and gambling to cope with the legacy of abuse. Pull factors attracting these women to gambling venues (Theme 3) appeared to have heightened appeal to these victims of IPV. These included venues' social, geographic and temporal accessibility, allowance for uninterrupted play on EGMs, and the addictive nature of EGMs. These push and pull factors led to these women's prolonged and harmful gambling while exacerbating their partner's violence. Concerted efforts are needed to assist women in this cycle of IPV and gambling, prevent violence against women, and reduce harmful gambling products and environments.
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- Title
- Seeking Solace in Gambling: The Cycle of Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Who Gamble
- Creators
- Nerilee Hing - Central Queensland UniversityLydia Mainey - Central Queensland UniversityCatherine O'Mullan - School of Health Medical and Applied Sciences), Central Queensland University, G.07 Building 8, University Drive, 4670, Bundaberg, Queensland, AustraliaElaine Nuske - Southern Cross UniversityNancy Greer - Central Queensland UniversityAnna Thomas - Independent researcher, Melbourne, Victoria), AustraliaHelen Breen - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Gambling Studies, Vol.39, pp.795-812
- Comment
- We sincerely thank all the participants in this study. We would also like to acknowledge Annabel Taylor, Andrew Frost, Rebecca Jenkinson, Angela Rintoul, Julie Deblaquiere, Uma Jaktar, Erika Langham, Alun Jackson and Vijay Rawat for assisting with aspects of the study. We would like to thank our research partners who helped to source research participants and provided general guidance for the study: Relationships Australia Queensland, Relationships Australia South Australia, Relationships Australia New South Wales, Relationships Australia Australian Capital Territory, Women’s Health in the North, Salvation Army Crossroads Family Violence Service, and Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service.
- Publisher
- Springer New York LLC
- Grant note
- 21/2020 / Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety. This material was produced with funding from the Australian Government and the Australian state and territory governments. Australia’s National Research Organisation 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. The findings and views reported in this paper are those of the authors and cannot be attributed to the Australian Government, or any Australian state or territory government. Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions
- Identifiers
- 991013030385602368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2022. Open Access: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Social Work; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article