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Sexual Abuse, Residential Schooling and Probable Pathological Gambling among Indigenous Peoples

Dion, Jacinthe, Cantinotti, Michael, Ross, Amélie, Collin-Vézina, Delphine·2015·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.03.004
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Sexual abuse leads to short-term and long-lasting pervasive outcomes, including addictions. Among Indigenous Peoples, sexual abuse experienced in the context of residential schooling may have led to unresolved grief that is contributing to social problems, such as pathological (disordered) gambling. The aim of this study is to investigate the link between child sexual abuse, residential schooling and probable pathological gambling. The participants were 358 Indigenous persons (54.2% women) aged between 18 and 87 years, from two communities and two semi-urban centers in Quebec (Canada). Probable pathological gambling was evaluated using the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), and sexual abuse and residential schooling were assessed with dichotomous questions (yes/no). The results indicate an 8.7% past-year prevalence rate of pathological gambling problems among participants, which is high compared with the general Canadian population. Moreover, 35.4% were sexually abused, while 28.1% reported having been schooled in a residential setting. The results of a logistic regression also indicate that experiences of child sexual abuse and residential schooling are associated with probable pathological gambling among Indigenous Peoples. These findings underscore the importance of using an ecological approach when treating gambling, to address childhood traumas alongside current addiction problems.

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  • Among survivors of child sexual abuse in residential schooling, unresolved grief was linked to pathological gambling.

    “A study with survivors of child sexual abuse in residential schooling found that survivors had unresolved grief, and that was linked to pathological gambling [93].”

    From Substance and Behavioral Addictions among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations (2022) · cites this paper as [93]

    The Abstract proposes that sexual abuse in residential schooling may lead to unresolved grief contributing to pathological gambling. But it reports measuring sexual abuse, residential schooling and gambling—not grief—and the Conclusion links the two traumas to probable pathological gambling, not unresolved grief specifically. The citing sentence presents the proposed grief link as a finding about survivors. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • Abuse and mental health problems are associated with gambling addictions.

    “Other studies have pointed to the associations among abuse, mental health problems, and gambling addictions [93,94].”

    From Substance and Behavioral Addictions among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations (2022) · cites this paper as [93]

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Authors
Dion, J., Cantinotti, M., Ross, A., & Collin-Vézina, D.
Affiliations
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (CA)
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (CA)
Corresponding author
Dion, Jacinthe
ORCID
Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-06
Volume
44
Pages
56-65
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.03.004
OpenAlex
W1526555407
Cited by
27
References
8
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Constellation (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Healing Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
child sexual abuse, residential schooling, gambling addiction, indigenous peoples, unresolved grief, childhood trauma, addiction, South Oaks Gambling Screen
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Female, Gambling, Humans, Indians, North American, Male, Middle Aged, Quebec, Residential Facilities, Schools, Urban Health, Young Adult

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