Understanding the Determinants of Gambling-Related Intimate Partner Violence: Perspectives From Women Who Gamble. (October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: O'Mullan, Cathy; Hing, Nerilee; Mainey, Lydia; Nuske, Elaine; Breen, Helen
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 28:Number 12/13(2022)
• Page Start: 3037
• Page End: 3059
• Publication Date: 2022-10
• Subjects: intimate partner violence -- problem gambling -- women; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/10778012211051399
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

Rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization are higher among women with a gambling problem. However, women's experiences of this violence, from a gendered perspective, have not been examined. Based on interviews with 24 women, this study explored how problem gambling contributes to IPV against women across three levels of influence. Findings reveal that problem gambling did not directly cause IPV, but interacts where gendered drivers and reinforcers are present to exacerbate this violence. Reducing violence against women with a gambling problem requires a coordinated, integrated multidisciplinary approach targeting different levels of influence.