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Gambling and debt: the hidden impacts on family and work life

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Downs, Carolyn, Woolrych, Ryan·2010·Community, Work & Family

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This paper discusses the key findings from the first qualitative study focused on understanding the impacts of gambling-related debt on the family and work life of problem gamblers. The paper illustrates how current research priorities marginalise the social impacts of gambling on families and communities and suggests ways in which researchers and practitioners can address the issues and impacts of gambling-related debt on individuals, families and communities.

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  • Problem gambling causes enormous financial problems for the affected family, such as debts, losses of property, overdue loans, maxed credit cards and being chased by creditors.

    “Problem gambling causes enormous financial problems for the affected family, such as debts, losses of property, loans that are overdue, maxed credit cards and being chased by creditors.7”

    From Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy for concerned significant others of people with problem gambling: Study protocol for a randomised wait-list controlled trial (2015) · cites this paper as [7]

    The section on family trust and reciprocity reports substantial gambling-related debts, family members bearing losses, and families using loans, remortgaging or assets to pay debts (around p. 319). It also describes dealing with creditors (around p. 321). The copy does not establish the more specific claims of lost property, overdue loans, maxed-out credit cards or being chased by creditors. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  1. Poulin, C. (2006). Gambling. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 175(10), 1208Á1209.
  2. Thomas, A. (2009). An investigation into the relationship between problem gambling and debt. Unpublished MBA dissertation, University of Wales.

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Authors
Downs, C., & Woolrych, R.
Affiliations
  • University of Salford (GB)
  • Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
Corresponding author
Downs, Carolyn
Venue
Community, Work & Family
Published
2010-08
Volume
13
Issue
3
Pages
311-328
ISSN
  • 1366-8803 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-3615
OpenAlex
W2060753089
Cited by
97
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Community Work & Family (publishedVersion)
  • Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Keywords
problem gambling, gambling-related debt, social impact of gambling, family life, work life, community

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