Pathways to Late-Life Problematic Gambling in Seniors: A Grounded Theory Approach (original) (raw)
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Problem Gambling Research & Treatment Centre, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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Victoria
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*Address correspondence to Connie Tira, PhD, Problem Gambling Research & Treatment Centre, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Level 5, 100 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria 3010, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]
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Problem Gambling Research & Treatment Centre, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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Victoria
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Jane Elizabeth Tomnay, PhD
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Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health (CERSH), Rural Health Academic Centre, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne
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Victoria
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04 October 2013
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Connie Tira, Alun Conrad Jackson, Jane Elizabeth Tomnay, Pathways to Late-Life Problematic Gambling in Seniors: A Grounded Theory Approach, The Gerontologist, Volume 54, Issue 6, December 2014, Pages 1035–1048, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt107
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Abstract
Purpose of the Study: To develop a grounded theory on how older adults, who may not have previously experienced gambling issues, come to develop gambling problems in later life. Design and Methods: Through semistructured in-depth interviews with 31 adults aged 56–85, routes that led the current sample of older adults to develop late-life gambling problems were identified and mapped into coherent pathways using a constructivist grounded theory methodology. Results: Three main pathways to late-life problematic gambling were identified, all linked with a common theme of isolation: a grief pathway associated with unresolved losses; a habit pathway associated with habituation to gambling; and a dormant pathway marked by preexisting behavioral excess or impulsivity. Overall, unresolved losses and/or mismanagement of life’s stresses were found to be the most significant predictors of late-life problematic gambling. Implications: As late-life problem gambling appears to predominantly signify late-life emotional distress and an attempt to deal with this distress using gambling as an escape, it is crucial for problem gambling prevention programs to raise awareness about the processes of loss and grief and provide ideas about constructive loss management. In addition, community-level recreational and social opportunities to combat isolation are identified.
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