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_aFAMILY VIOLENCE
700 _9772
_aBellringer, Maria E.
700 _96206
_aDowling, Nicki A.
700 _96209
_aThomas, Shane A.
700 _96205
_aJackson, Alun C.
700 _91511
_aKoziol-McLain, Jane
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040 _aAFVC
100 _aSuomi, Aino
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245 _aProblem gambling and family violence :
_b family member reports of prevalence, family impacts and family coping
_c Aino Suomi, Alun C. Jackson, Nicki A Dowling, Tiffany Lavis, Janet Patford, Shane A Thomas, Peter Harvey, Max Abbott, Maria E. Bellringer, Jane Koziol-McLain and Sue Cockman
260 _bSpringer,
_c2013
500 _aAsian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health, 2013, 3: 13 (Open access)
520 _aThere exists only a small number of empirical studies investigating the patterns of family violence in problem gambling populations, although some evidence exists that intimate partner violence and child abuse are among the most severe interpersonal correlates of problem gambling. The current article reports on the Australian arm of a large-scale study of the patterns and prevalence of co-occurrence of family violence and problem gambling in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. The current study screened 120 help-seeking family members of problem gamblers in a range of clinical services for both family violence and problem gambling. The main results showed that 52.5% reported some form of family violence in the past 12 months: 20.0% reported only victimisation, 10.8% reported only perpetration and 21.6% reported both victimisation and perpetration of family violence. Parents, current and ex-partners were most likely to be both perpetrators and victims of family violence. There were no gender differences in reciprocal violence but females were more likely to be only victims and less likely to report no violence in comparison to males. Most of the 32 participants interviewed in depth, reported that gambling generally preceded family violence. The findings suggest that perpetration of family violence was more likely to occur as a reaction to deeply-rooted and accumulated anger and mistrust whereas victimisation was an outcome of gambler’s anger brought on by immediate gambling losses and frustration. While multiple and intertwined negative family impacts were likely to occur in the presence of family violence, gambling-related coping strategies were not associated with the presence or absence of family violence. The implications of the findings for service providers are discussed. (Authors' abstract). Record #5206
650 _aPROBLEM GAMBLING
_9464
651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
_92597
700 _aLavis, Tiffany
_96207
700 _aPatford, Janet
_96208
700 _aHarvey, Peter
_96210
700 _aAbbott, Max
_9682
700 _aCockman, Sue
_96211
773 0 _tAsian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health, 2013, 3: 13 (Open access)
830 _aAsian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health
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856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2195-3007-3-13
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE