The Relationship Between Family Gambling Problems, Other Family Stressors, and Health Indicators in a Large Population-Representative Sample of Australian Adults

Tulloch, Catherine; Browne, Matthew; Hing, Nerilee

doi:10.1007/s10899-020-09990-x

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“…These effects are consistent with that found by the Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluations & Te Ropu Whariki (2008). These negative wellbeing impacts for CSOs are also similar to those found for substance-use issues, such as CSOs of people attending in-person treatment for substance abuse (Tait, 2018) and heavy drinkers (Casswell, You, & Huckle, 2011). For context, the mean differences found between PGs and CSOs, and CSOs and non-CSOs (0.41-0.51) are comparable to differences found between employed and unemployed, those who do daily physical activity versus those who do not, and those with long term health conditions versus no long term health condition (0.31-0.50) (Kubiszewski, Zakariyya, & Costanza, 2018).…”

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confidence: 55%

“…Further, it is difficult to isolate the direct effects of gambling harms on wellbeing. People living in a household with gambling problems often have a variety of co-morbid issues ( Dowling et al, 2015a , 2015b ; Yakovenko & Hodgins, 2018 ), as well as many other significant stressors in their lives ( Tulloch, Browne, Hing, & Rockloff, 2020 ). Future research may attempt to control for more of these elements to further isolate the impact of gambling on the wellbeing of CSOs.…”

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The effect of gambling problems on the subjective wellbeing of gamblers’ family and friends: Evidence from large-scale population research in Australia and Canada

Tulloch

Hing

Browne

et al. 2021

JBA

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Background and Aims Excessive time and money spent on gambling can result in harms, not only to people experiencing a gambling problem but also to their close family and friends (“concerned significant others”; CSOs). The current study aimed to explore whether, and to what extent, CSOs experience decrements to their wellbeing due to another person’s gambling. Methods We analysed data from The Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA; N = 19,064) and the Canadian Quinte Longitudinal Study (QLS; N = 3,904). Participants either self-identified as CSOs (QLS) or were identified by living in a household with a person classified in the problem gambling category by the PGSI (HILDA). Subjective well-being was measured using the Personal Wellbeing Index and single-item questions on happiness and satisfaction with life. Results CSOs reported lower subjective wellbeing than non-CSOs across both countries and on all three wellbeing measures. CSO status remained a significant predictor of lower wellbeing after controlling for demographic and socio-economic factors, and own-gambling problems. There were no significant differences across various relationships to the gambler, by gender, or between household and non-household CSOs. Discussion and Conclusions Gambling-related harms experienced by CSOs was reliably associated with a decrease in wellbeing. This decrement to CSO’s wellbeing was not as strong as that experienced by the person with the first-order gambling problem. Nevertheless, wellbeing decrements to CSOs are not limited to those living with a person with gambling problems in the household and thus affect many people.

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confidence: 99%

The effect of gambling problems on the subjective wellbeing of gamblers’ family and friends: Evidence from large-scale population research in Australia and Canada

Tulloch

Hing

Browne

et al. 2021

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“…Regarding smoking behaviors, Schreiber et al (2009) observed a similar tendency (children whose parents had problem gambling vs. children whose parents did not: 51.7% vs. 35.7%). Tulloch et al (2020) found that people whose family members had gambling problems were at a significantly higher risk of experiencing alcohol or drug problems than those without gambling problems.…”

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“…The details of these studies' results are summarized in Table 4. Nine studies examined the physical health of gamblers and other family members or partners (e.g., Crisp et al, 2001;Lorenz & Yaffee, 1988 and 15 studies examined their mental health (e.g., Kalischuk, 2010;Lee, 2014;Lesieur & Rothschild, 1989;Mathews & Volberg, 2013;Suomi et al, 2014;Svensson et al, 2013;Tulloch et al, 2020;Vitaro et al, 2008).…”

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The Impact of Problem Gambling on Families and Relationship Partners: A Scoping Literature Review

Irie

Yokomitsu

2022

JGI

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It has been determined that family members and relationship partners of persons with gambling disorders face a variety of problems. Since their problems have not yet been summarized in the literature, we conducted a scoping review to address this issue, and focused on the studies of problems faced by family members and partners of those with gambling disorders and studies on the effects of gambling problems on family members and partners. We searched electronic databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, and MEDLINE) and the reference lists of included studies published up to February 15, 2021 and extracted 2,760 studies. These studies were examined for eligibility, and yielded 101 items that met our predefined criteria, all of which were reviewed. Overall, this review found that (1) the presence of gamblers in families was related to increased gambling or other addiction related behaviors among family members; (2) a variety of intra-family conflicts were likely to arise between gamblers and their families and partners; (3) the presence of gamblers in families increased the risk of violence and abuse for family members, partners, and gamblers themselves; and (4) gambling problems generated a variety of physical and mental health problems in gamblers’ families as well as among others in their proximity. In the future, it will be important to establish beneficial support and treatment methods by using the difficulties identified by this review as outcomes in the treatment of gamblers, along with their families and partners.

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“…For other substances and gambling, initial findings on HTO are also available (e.g. [12][13][14][15][16]), also indicating that the numbers affected by HTO are substantial.…”

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Prevalence and self‐rated health and depression of family members affected by addictive disorders: results of a nation‐wide cross‐sectional study

Bischof

Velleman

et al. 2022

Addiction

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Aims To estimate the prevalence of family members affected by addictive disorders (FMA) with regard to various types of addictive disorders, and self‐rated health and depression in the general population. Design Cross‐sectional general population survey. Setting The German Health Update study (GEDA) 2014/2015, a nationally representative panel of German residents aged 15 years or older. Participants A total of 24 824 residents aged 15 years or older. Measurements Participants were asked if they had a family member with current or past addictive disorder, the type of addiction and the relationship status. In addition, self‐rated health and depression were assessed using standardized questionnaires. Findings Of the respondents, 9.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 9.0–10.0] reported being affected by a current addictive disorder of a relative (cFMA), with a further 4.5% (95% CI = 4.2–4.9) reported having been affected by the addictive disorders of a relative in the past but not within the last 12 months (pFMA). Most FMAs reported having been affected by disorders due to alcohol, followed by cannabis and other drugs. Compared with life‐time non‐FMAs, FMAs reported significantly (P < 0.001) higher odds ratios for depression (cFM = 2.437; 95% CI = 2.082–2.853; pFMA = 1.850; 95% CI = 1.519–2.253) and ill‐health (cFMA = 1.574; 95% CI = 1.374–1.805; pFMA = 1.297; 95% CI = 1.082–1.555). Conclusions In Germany, family members affected by addictive disorder are a substantial group within the general population. This group is characterized by ill‐health and has not yet been adequately addressed by the addiction treatment system.

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The Relationship Between Family Gambling Problems, Other Family Stressors, and Health Indicators in a Large Population-Representative Sample of Australian Adults

Cited by 12 publications

References 48 publications

The effect of gambling problems on the subjective wellbeing of gamblers’ family and friends: Evidence from large-scale population research in Australia and Canada

The effect of gambling problems on the subjective wellbeing of gamblers’ family and friends: Evidence from large-scale population research in Australia and Canada

The Impact of Problem Gambling on Families and Relationship Partners: A Scoping Literature Review

Prevalence and self‐rated health and depression of family members affected by addictive disorders: results of a nation‐wide cross‐sectional study

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