Viewing young men’s online wagering through a social practice lens: implications for gambling harm prevention strategies

Nyemcsok, Christian; Pitt, Hannah; Kremer, Peter; Thomas, Samantha

doi:10.1080/09581596.2022.2031888

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“…The data presented in this paper was part of a broader study that explored the sports betting experiences of young men. 34,35 The study was guided by critical qualitative inquiry, an approach that investigates issues of inequity and social injustice from a lived experience perspective. 36 This involves understanding how people define social justice issues and the solutions they believe are needed to promote positive health and wellbeing.…”

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“…37 This may help to challenge current assumptions about social justice issues, and encourage the development of new public health policy and interventions. 38 Constructivist grounded theory was used to operationalise critical inquiry, 34 by focusing on data co-construction with young men to understand the meanings and situations that encompassed their experiences with gambling and views about harm prevention responses.…”

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“Drugs and alcohol get talked about, why not betting?” Young men's qualitative insights about strategies to prevent gambling harm

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Health Prom J of Aust

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Issues addressed Research is needed to understand young people's perspectives about public health promotion strategies relevant for their health and wellbeing. This study provides suggestions from young male gamblers about sports betting harm prevention and reduction strategies. Methods In‐depth interviews were conducted with 16 young men aged 18 to 24 years, from Melbourne, Victoria, who regularly engaged in sports betting. A critical qualitative inquiry approach, using methods of constructivist grounded theory guided the study. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to interpret and construct themes from the data. Results Participants indicated three main harm prevention strategies. These were online consumer protection and regulatory strategies, public education campaigns that highlighted sports betting risks and harms and the creation of formal and informal support networks to reduce stigma and encourage help seeking. They also supported being engaged in the development of harm prevention strategies and suggested ways to help reduce barriers to engagement. Conclusion Young men recognise the need for regulatory, education and engagement responses to counter the risks posed by new gambling products. Young men may be difficult to engage in formal prevention activities, however, youth‐led and informal interactive mechanisms may help to overcome this barrier, and contribute to a comprehensive public health approach to gambling harm prevention. So what? Young men can draw upon their lived experiences of gambling to provide insights relevant for public health promotion. Mechanisms should be developed to engage young people in the co‐production of strategies and policies aimed at gambling harm prevention and reduction.

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“Drugs and alcohol get talked about, why not betting?” Young men's qualitative insights about strategies to prevent gambling harm

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Pitt

Kremer

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Health Prom J of Aust

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“…The full details of participant’s socio-demographic and gambling characteristics have been presented elsewhere [ 25 ]. In brief, sixteen young men, aged 18–24 years ( M = 20.81) participated in the study.…”

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“…The data presented in this paper was part of a broader qualitative study that explored the gambling attitudes and behaviours of young men. A previous paper from this data explored the social practices associated with the young men’s gambling [ 25 ]. The study utilised a critical approach to qualitative inquiry.…”

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Young men’s perceptions about the risks associated with sports betting: a critical qualitative inquiry

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Background Gambling is an inherently risky activity. New technologies have led to the development of new, online forms of gambling such as sports betting, with round the clock availability and accessibility. While young men have been identified as a group that may be particularly vulnerable to the harms associated with these new online products, few studies have qualitatively explored young men’s perceptions of the risks associated with these products. Using concepts associated with the sociology of risk, this paper sought to explore the range of factors that may influence how 18–24 year old young Australian men conceptualise the risks associated with sports betting. Methods Using a critical qualitative inquiry approach, in-depth interviews were conducted with sixteen participants in Victoria, Australia, who engaged in sports betting at least monthly. The data interpreted for this study included questions relating to awareness of gambling, the contexts associated with early gambling experiences; the factors that influenced current gambling behaviours, and why they engaged in gambling. A reflexive approach to thematic analysis was used to interpreted themes from the data. Results Four key themes were constructed from the data relating to the factors that influenced risk perceptions. These included: 1) ‘The role of early experiences’, including exposure to gambling advertising in sport, and the gambling behaviours of social networks; 2) ‘The influence of peer rivalry and competition’, in which sports betting was used to form connections within and across peer groups; 3) ‘The normalisation of gambling’, including the embedding of gambling in everyday activities; and 4) ‘The influence of perceptions of knowledge, skill, and control’, including the belief that they could engage in responsible behaviours and stop gambling if they needed to. Conclusion This study indicated that a range of factors may influence how young men conceptualise the risks and benefits associated with sports betting. Current public health strategies for gambling that focus on individual determinants and responsibility paradigms must be broadened to target the social and commercial factors that influence young men’s attitudes towards, and engagement in sports betting.

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“…The study aimed to recruit 15-20 adult participants, which was similar to previous critical qualitative inquiries in relation to gambling (McCarthy et al, 2021 ; Nyemcsok et al, 2022b ). To be included in the broader study, participants needed to be adults who lived in Australia and had experienced housing-related harm as a result of their own current or past gambling (‘gamblers') or someone else's gambling (‘affected others').…”

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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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Viewing young men’s online wagering through a social practice lens: implications for gambling harm prevention strategies

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

“Drugs and alcohol get talked about, why not betting?” Young men's qualitative insights about strategies to prevent gambling harm

“Drugs and alcohol get talked about, why not betting?” Young men's qualitative insights about strategies to prevent gambling harm

Young men’s perceptions about the risks associated with sports betting: a critical qualitative inquiry

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

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