Gambling harm experienced by children exposed to parental gambling : An online survey of Australians
Journal article
Suomi, Aino, Lucas, Nina, Dowling, Nicki and Delfabbro, Paul. (2024). Gambling harm experienced by children exposed to parental gambling : An online survey of Australians. Journal of Gambling Studies. 40(1), pp. 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10211-4
Authors | Suomi, Aino, Lucas, Nina, Dowling, Nicki and Delfabbro, Paul |
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Abstract | Although child wellbeing is known to be negatively affected by gambling, relatively little is known about the specific harms experienced by children exposed to parental gambling problems. The current study aimed to better understand gambling harm directly attributed to regular parental gambling in key areas of child wellbeing: financial, psychological, interpersonal wellbeing and intergenerational transmission of problem gambling. Using data from a national survey of Australian adults exposed to parental gambling under the age of 18 (n = 211), the results show that parental gambling was related significant levels of financial harm, abuse, neglect as well as relational and psychological problems as a direct result of parental gambling. The likelihood of experiencing gambling harms was positively associated with parental problem gambling severity. Harmful impacts of parental gambling as a child were also associated with a range of psychological problems in adulthood including depression, anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and intimate partner violence victimisation. Parental problem gambling severity was negatively associated with own lifetime gambling problems, suggesting a specific pattern of intergenerational transmission of problem gambling in children of regular, or heavy, gamblers. This research highlights the need for more supports for families with children in which at least one parent gambles regularly. |
Keywords | problem gambling; gambling harm; child development; parenting ; child abuse and neglect; family wellbeing |
Year | 01 Jan 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Gambling Studies |
Journal citation | 40 (1), pp. 181-200 |
Publisher | Springer New York LLC |
ISSN | 1050-5350 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10211-4 |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10899-023-10211-4 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 181-200 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 May 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 22 Apr 2023 |
Deposited | 15 Oct 2024 |
Additional information | © The Author(s) 2023 |
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, | |
Funding: We acknowledge the financial support for the study received from the Victorian | |
Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions. This study | |
Place of publication | United States |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/91024/gambling-harm-experienced-by-children-exposed-to-parental-gambling-an-online-survey-of-australians
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