Children of parent(s) who have a gambling problem

A review of the literature and commentary on research approaches

Bibliographic Data

ID14948129
AuthorsPhilip Darbyshire (0000-0002-6875-7144, Women's and Children's Hospital), Candice Oster (0000-0002-8214-3704, University of South Australia), Helen Carrig
Year2001
Volume9
Issue4
Pages185-193
Publication date2001-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524
PublisherHindawi Limited (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1046/j.0966-0410.2001.00302.x
PMID11560734
OpenAlexW2117376318
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited54

Problem gambling is becoming an increasingly widespread and damaging social and health problem. As opportunities for gambling become more accessible, especially through lotteries and electronic gaming machines, it is likely that more people will develop serious gambling problems. Given the worldwide increasing spending on gambling activities and the increasing number of problem gamblers, it is unfortunate but likely that the children who grow up in problem gambling families will become an important area of concern for child health and social workers. Considerable research has been undertaken into problem gambling and the adult problem gambler, but within the gambling and child health literature there is almost no recognition of the experiences of children who live in problem-gambling families. Drawing on the findings of the landmark Productivity Commission Report, this review explores the marked increase in gambling and its social effects, especially from the Australian perspective. The damaging social effects of problem gambling on families and children are reviewed and the comparative invisibility of children and young people in such research is discussed. The pervasive influence of developmentalism is critiqued and highlighted in relation to the exclusion of children's perspectives from our research understandings. The review concludes by proposing that adoption of some of the emerging 'new paradigm' approaches to childhood and children's experiences could markedly enhance our understandings of the lives and experiences of this significant group of children and young people

Developmental psychology · Developmentalism · Invisibility · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Social issues · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology

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