Gambling problems and the impact of family in UK armed forces veterans

Dighton, Glen; Roberts, Elystan; Hoon, Alice E.; Dymond, Simon

dc.contributor	Háskólinn í Reykjavík
dc.contributor	Reykjavik University
dc.contributor.author	Dighton, Glen
dc.contributor.author	Roberts, Elystan
dc.contributor.author	Hoon, Alice E.
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0003-1319-4492 Dymond, Simon
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-19T15:36:07Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-19T15:36:07Z
dc.date.issued	2018-04-16
dc.identifier.citation	Dighton, G., Roberts, E., Hoon, A. E., & Dymond, S. (2018). Gambling problems and the impact of family in UK armed forces veterans. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(2), 355–365. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.25
dc.identifier.issn	2062-5871
dc.identifier.issn	2063-5303 (eISSN)
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1416
dc.description.abstract	Background and aims: International evidence indicates elevated problem gambling rates in armed forces veterans compared with the general population. Gambling problems adversely impact one's family, and family-related variables may increase vulnerability to gambling-related harm. Little is known, however, about gambling problems in the United Kingdom (UK) veterans or to what extent family variables, such as parenting history and experience of domestic violence, influence veterans' gambling. Methods: We compared veterans (n = 257) and sex-and agematched controls (n = 514) drawn from the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey on gambling, financial management, domestic violence, childhood parental presence, and experience of stressful life events. Veterans who left the military before or after 4 years of service were compared. Results: Problem gambling was significantly more prevalent in veterans (1.4%) than non-veterans (0.2%), and the impact of gambling problems on the family was specific to male veterans, particularly those who had experienced a traumatic event after the age of 16, and those who were more likely to have been physically attacked by their partner. Overall, this study revealed that the UK armed forces veterans report a higher prevalence rate of problem gambling compared with non-veterans, with potential negative impact on family life.
dc.description.sponsorship	The research described here forms part of a PhD studentship, which is funded by GambleAware. GambleAware is the operating name of the Responsible Gambling Trust, charity no. 1093910, registered in England (no. 4384279). The funders had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, or writing the manuscript. As required by the funding agreement, the manuscript has been forwarded to GambleAware for comment. No changes or edits have been made to the manuscript following this consultation.
dc.format.extent	355-365
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Akademiai Kiado Zrt.
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Behavioral Addictions;7(2)
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Gambling
dc.subject	Veterans
dc.subject	Family
dc.subject	Domestic violence
dc.subject	Prevalence
dc.subject	Fjárhættuspil
dc.subject	Herþjónusta
dc.subject	Fjölskyldan
dc.subject	Heimilisofbeldi
dc.subject	Tíðni
dc.subject	Sálfræði
dc.subject	Psychology
dc.title	Gambling problems and the impact of family in UK armed forces veterans
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dcterms.license	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited, a link to the CC License is provided, and changes – if any – are indicated.
dc.description.version	Peer reviewed
dc.identifier.journal	Journal of Behavioral Addictions
dc.identifier.doi	10.1556/2006.7.2018.25
dc.contributor.school	Viðskiptadeild (HR)
dc.contributor.school	School of Business (RU)