@article{5eee0b903e3f411aac8b7072cdaf4224,
title = "Young women's engagement with gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry of risk conceptualisations and motivations to gamble",
abstract = "Background: Younger women's engagement with gambling has changed over recent decades due to a range of socio-cultural, environmental and commercial factors. However, younger women's distinct lived experiences with gambling have rarely been considered. The following critical qualitative inquiry explored factors that influenced younger women's engagement with gambling and their perceptions of gambling risks. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 41 Australian women aged 18-40 years. Participants were asked questions relating to their reasons for gambling, and the perceived risks associated with gambling. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to interpret the data. Results: Five themes were constructed from the data. First, women reported that they gambled to escape their everyday lives, with some women reporting gambling within their own homes. Second, women reported gambling for financial reasons, particularly to change their life circumstances and outcomes. Third, gambling was used by women as a way to connect with social network members. Fourth, gambling was an incidental activity that was an extension of non-gambling leisure activities. Finally, lower risk perceptions of participants' own gambling risk contributed to their engagement and continuation of gambling. Conclusion: Public health and health promotion initiatives should recognise that young women's gambling practices are diverse, and address the full range of socio-cultural, environmental and commercial factors that may influence younger women's engagement with gambling.",
keywords = "evidence-based practice, gambling, health advocacy, qualitative methods, social determinants, women's health",
author = "Simone McCarthy and Samantha Thomas and Hannah Pitt and Sarah Marko and Melanie Randle and Sean Cowlishaw and Sylvia Kairouz and Mike Daube",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge Dr Angela Rintoul for her role in collecting the data for this study. Open access publishing facilitated by Deakin University, as part of the Wiley - Deakin University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. Funding Information: The authors declare no conflict of interest but have a range of declarations. Simone McCarthy has received an Australian Government Research Training Program stipend from Deakin University for her PhD related to gambling and women. Samantha Thomas has received funding for gambling research from the Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Scheme, the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Healthway, and the New South Wales Office of Responsible Gambling. She has received travel expenses for gambling speaking engagements from the European Union, Beat the Odds Wales, the Office of Gaming and Racing ACT, SNSUS (Stiftelsen Nordiska S{\"a}llskapet f{\"o}r Upplysning om Spelberoende) and the Royal College of Psychiatry Wales. She is a member of the Responsible Gambling Advisory Board for LotteryWest. She does not receive any financial compensation for this role. Hannah Pitt has received funding for gambling research from the Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Scheme, VicHealth, Deakin University, the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation and the New South Wales Office of Responsible Gambling. Sarah Marko has received support for gambling research from an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Melanie Randle has received funding for gambling research from the Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Scheme and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Sean Cowlishaw currently receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation for gambling‐related research. He has also received funding for mental health research from the National Health and Medical Research Council, the National Mental Health Commission, the Victorian Department of Health, the Victorian Department of Education \& Training, The Teacher's Health Foundation, the State Trustees Australia Foundation, the Commonwealth Department of Veteran's Affairs and the Defence Health Foundation. Sean Cowlishaw has not knowingly received funding from the gambling industry or any industry sponsored organisation. He has participated in scholarly and policy related conferences and events which were sponsored by industry, but received no payment for involvement or expenses. Sylvia Kairouz has no competing financial interests to declare. She holds a Research Chair on Gambling funded by the Fonds de Recherche du Qu{\'e}bec – Soci{\'e}t{\'e} et Culture (FRQ‐SC) and the Mise‐sur‐toi foundation. She received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the John Evans Leadership fund of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Mike Daube has received funding for gambling research from the Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Scheme and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Grants Scheme. Funding Information: This study was funded by an ARC Discovery Grant (DP190100695). The funding body had no role in the design or write up of the study. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Health Promotion Journal of Australia published by John Wiley \& Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Health Promotion Association.",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1002/hpja.651",
language = "English",
volume = "34",
pages = "129--137",
journal = "Health Promotion Journal of Australia",
issn = "1036-1073",
publisher = "John Wiley \& Sons",
number = "1",
}
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being