Maternal gambling associated with families' food, shelter, and safety needs : findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study

Schluter, Philip J.

Maternal gambling associated with families' food, shelter, and safety needs : findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study Philip J. Schluter, Maria E. Bellringer and Max Abbott - Centre for Addiction and Gambling Health, Institute of Ontario, 2007 - Journal of Gambling Issues .

For information about the Pacific Islands Families Study see http://www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/study-areas/health-sciences/research/pacific-islands-families Journal of Gambling Issues, 2007, issue 19: 87-90

From a cohort study of Pacific families with children resident in Auckland (n = 983) we examine the association between maternal gambling over the previous 12 months and families' food, shelter, and safety needs. Overall, 666 (68%) mothers reported no gambling, 267 (27%) reported gambling but receiving no criticism, and 50 (5%) reported both gambling
and receiving criticism. Compared to those with nongambling mothers, households with gambling mothers were more likely to have both food and housing issues related to a lack of money but no excess in physical intimate partner violence. (Authors' abstract). Record #4953


PROBLEM GAMBLING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FAMILIES
HEALTH
INFANTS
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PACIFIC ISLANDS FAMILIES STUDY
PACIFIC PEOPLES
PASIFIKA
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HOUSING


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