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Risk of experiencing intimate partner violence increases with more severe problem gambling

Author(s): Lind, Kalle ; Grönroos, Tanja ; Järvinen-Tassopoulos, Johanna ; Latvala, Tiina ; Castrén, Sari
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Year Published: 2026

In this study, the researchers looked at whether people with more severe problem gambling are at higher risk of being victims of intimate partner violence...

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Family and domestic violence and gambling harm in NSW: Developing the evidence base

Author(s): Suomi, Aino ; Perry, John ; Rehill, Patrick ; Boxall, Hayley ; Rees, Susan ; Noble-Carr, Debbie ; Cowlishaw, Sean
Publisher: GambleAware New South Wales
Year Published: 2025

This research report explores how gambling harm and family and domestic violence intersect in New South Wales, Australia. The research involved analysis of...

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Gambling-related cases of death by suicide recorded in the National Violent Death Reporting System

Author(s): van der Maas, Mark ; DiMeglio, Ryan ; Nower, Lia
Journal: Public Health
Year Published: 2024

The public health burden of gambling is hard to estimate. Death by suicide presents a substantial public health cost that can be more easily measured. The...

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Experiences of older women with intimate partner violence in the context of gambling

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; O'Mullan, Catherine ; Mainey, Lydia ; Nuske, Elaine ; Breen, Helen
Journal: BMC Women's Health
Year Published: 2023

There is not much known about how women from earlier generations experienced gambling and intimate partner violence (IPV). The social historical period in which...

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Coping with intimate partner violence: An interview study with women who gamble

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; Mainey, Lydia ; O'Mullan, Catherine ; Nuske, Elaine ; Greer, Nancy ; Thomas, Anna ; Breen, Helen
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Many women who gamble are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). They may gamble to cope with the trauma and stress of IPV. Furthermore, gambling venues...

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Strengthening support services for women who experience intimate partner violence and gambling harm

Author(s): O'Mullan, Catherine ; Hing, Nerilee ; Nuske, Elaine ; Breen, Helen ; Mainey, Lydia
Journal: BMC Public Health
Year Published: 2022

Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and gambling harm often have complex support needs. Yet, little is known about their experiences of using...

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Gendered-drivers of intimate partner violence and problem gambling

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; O'Mullan, Catherine ; Breen, Helen ; Nuske, Elaine ; Mainey, Lydia
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs when an intimate partner or ex-partner causes physical, sexual, psychological, or financial harm. Gambling disorder is...

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The narratives of women who experience intimate partner violence due to their partner’s gambling disorder

Author(s): Banks, James ; Waters, Jaime
Journal: International Review of Victimology
Year Published: 2022

High rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) have been reported in people with gambling disorders. Economic abuse is a form of IPV in which the person with a...

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How does a male partner’s gambling contribute to intimate partner violence?

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; O'Mullan, Catherine ; Breen, Helen ; Nuske, Elaine ; Mainey, Lydia
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2021

Research has demonstrated that gambling disorder and intimate partner violence (IPV) are strongly related to each other. The aim of this study was to better...

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Economic abuse against women due to a male partner’s problem gambling

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; Nuske, Elaine ; Breen, Helen ; O'Mullan, Catherine ; Mainey, Lydia ; Thomas, Anna
Journal: Addiction Research & Theory
Year Published: 2021

Economic abuse is an unexplored topic in research on problem gambling and intimate partner violence. The researchers interviewed 18 women with lived experience...

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