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An international study of self-help strategies used by people who are affected by someone else’s gambling

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Author(s): Booth, Natalia ; Dowling, Nicki A. ; Landon, Jason ; Lubman, Dan I. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Rodda, Simone N.

Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: May 11, 2021

‘Affected others’ are people who are harmed by someone else’s gambling. Many affected others seek help online to deal with gambling harms. This study looked at the self-help strategies affected others use. The researchers reviewed websites and forums for information written by affected others, as well as professionals on self-help. Affected others used strategies that focused on changing their own behaviour, such as taking over the family’s finances. They also used strategies to  support the person who gambles to change their behaviour, such as telling them how their gambling has affected the family. Overall, affected others used self-help strategies that matched with many techniques from professional treatments.


Citation: Booth, N., Dowling, N. A., Landon, J., Lubman, D. I., Merkouris, S. S., & Rodda, S. N. (2021). Affected others responsivity to gambling harm: An international taxonomy of consumer-derived behaviour change techniques. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10, 583. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040583

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040583

Keywords: behaviour change techniques ; Concerned Significant Other (CSO) ; gambling harm ; self-help

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Psychological Factors ; Psychological - Coping Styles ; Social - Family and Peer Gambling Involvement ; Gambling Resources ; Resources - Interventions

Study Design: Qualitative: Content Analysis

Geographic Coverage: Australia ; Canada ; New Zealand ; Republic of Ireland ; Singapore ; United Kingdom ; United States of America

Study Population: People affected by someone else’s problem gambling who post about it on online forums and other groups. The researchers also analyzed statements made on professional websites about self-help for those affected by gambling harms. N=329 online sources total (includes 253 sites with consumer-generated information, such as forums and blogs, and 76 sites with professionally-generated info, such as news media and health service providers).

Sampling Procedure: Searched online forums and websites about gambling harms and self-help strategies of affected others. Used statements made by affected others and professionals online as the data.

Study Funding:

This research was funded by the Ministry of Health New Zealand, grant number 363862-00.

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