Gender differences in problem gambling behaviour from help-line callers

Heater, Jill; Patton, David R.

doi:10.4309/jgi.2006.16.21

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“…Another quantitative study by Toneatto et al (2002), involving 580 men and women admitted to a residential addictions programme, reported that women tend to have a shorter interval than men between non-problem gambling and problem gambling, but again no clear reasons were established. Heater and Patton (2006) incorporated a quantitative survey to investigate gender differences regarding progression in a sample of 97 Canadian helpline callers (59 men and 38 women) and found that women tend to have a shorter duration of their gambling problem compared to men, but again the reasons for this are largely unknown. However, adopting a feminist approach, incorporating qualitative methodology such as in-depth interviews that allow for the participants to articulate their 202 L. Holdsworth et al…”

Section: Gender Differences In Progression To Problem Gamblingmentioning

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Exploring women's problem gambling: a review of the literature

Holdsworth

Hing

Breen

2012

International Gambling Studies

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Problem gambling is a social issue that increasingly involves women; however, research into gambling and gambling problems amongst women has not kept pace with the feminization of gambling. The aims of this paper are to review relevant literature, discuss research findings on distinctive features of women's gambling, and consider various explanations for gender differences in gambling. While minimal gendered gambling research has been conducted over the past decade, gender differences are apparent in relation to progression to problem gambling, gambling preferences and motivations. Drawing on literature including social capital theory, gender role theory, socialization and cultural geography helps to illuminate why, for instance, for some older women, their gambling increases as their gendered caring role decreases. A better understanding of women's experiences of gambling will allow practical prevention, harm-minimization and treatment strategies to be implemented, and for women's concerns and needs to be accommodated in gambling policy.

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Section: Gender Differences In Progression To Problem Gamblingmentioning

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Exploring women's problem gambling: a review of the literature

Holdsworth

Hing

Breen

2012

International Gambling Studies

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“…(Burger et al 2006;Echeburúa et al 2011;Heater and Patton 2006;Ko et al 2005;Tang et al 2007). Second, current problem gambling models Depression (DASSdepression subscale score) Anxiety (DASSanxiety subscale score) Stress (DASSstress subscale score)…”

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Testing the Validity of a Cognitive Behavioral Model for Gambling Behavior

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Currently, cognitive behavioral therapies appear to be one of the most studied treatments for gambling problems and studies show it is effective in treating gambling problems. However, cognitive behavior models have not been widely tested using statistical means. Thus, the aim of this study was to test the validity of the pathways postulated in the cognitive behavioral theory of gambling behavior using structural equation modeling (AMOS 20). Several questionnaires assessing a range of gambling specific variables (e.g., gambling urges, cognitions and behaviors) and gambling correlates (e.g., psychological states, and coping styles) were distributed to 969 participants from the community. Results showed that negative psychological states (i.e., depression, anxiety and stress) only directly predicted gambling behavior, whereas gambling urges predicted gambling behavior directly as well as indirectly via gambling cognitions. Avoidance coping predicted gambling behavior only indirectly via gambling cognitions. Negative psychological states were significantly related to gambling cognitions as well as avoidance coping. In addition, significant gender differences were also found. The results provided confirmation for the validity of the pathways postulated in the cognitive behavioral theory of gambling behavior. It also highlighted the importance of gender differences in conceptualizing gambling behavior.

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“…For the main funded treatment provider in the UK, GamCare, some 15% of almost 25,000 gamblers who sought help from their telephone helpline in 2016/2017 were female, and 13% of those accessing counselling from that organisation (GamCare 2017). In North America, proportions using other forms of help seem to be consistently higher than for GA. Potenza et al (2001) reported that 37% of callers to a helpline in a US state were female and Heater and Paton (2006) reported 43% in relation to a Canadian helpline. Other parts of the world also report a more even gender balance with studies from New Zealand (Tan and Wurtzburg 2004) and Australia (Delfabbro 2009) reporting that 50% of those seeking help are women.…”

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Anonymous Women? A Scoping Review of the Experiences of Women in Gamblers Anonymous (GA)

Rogers

Landon

Sharman

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Women are participating in gambling at levels approaching those of men, and although levels of disordered gambling remain lower in women than in men, significant numbers are affected. Gamblers Anonymous (GA) is a mainstay of help to problem gamblers in many countries. A scoping review was conducted which specifically addressed the experiences of women who attend GA. Within the 25 identified relevant studies, only two reported empirical data on the specific numbers of women attending. A range of barriers still remain to the participation of women in these communities. These include 'external' barriers such as lack of referral and signposting, lack of accessible meetings, and costs of travel; 'internal' barriers such as shame, stigma, and fear of disclosure; and features of the GA meetings and discourse, such as a climate which is dismissive of women's experiences.

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Gender differences in problem gambling behaviour from help-line callers

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Exploring women's problem gambling: a review of the literature

Exploring women's problem gambling: a review of the literature

Testing the Validity of a Cognitive Behavioral Model for Gambling Behavior

Anonymous Women? A Scoping Review of the Experiences of Women in Gamblers Anonymous (GA)

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