Darbyshire P, Oster C, Carrig H
Women's and Children's Hospital, University of South Australia, Flinders University.
J Gambl Stud. 2001 Spring;17(1):23-45. doi: 10.1023/a:1014536315167.
Gambling research has contributed much to our understanding of the effects of gambling on families, yet we have only the most cursory understanding of the child's perspective on what it is like to grow up in such a family. The aim of this qualitative study was to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of Australian children who live in families where a parent or caregiver has a serious gambling problem by exploring the perspectives and understandings of the children and young people themselves. This paper reports a central finding, the experience of 'Pervasive Loss,' from our interviews with 15 young people, 11 males and 4 females, aged between 7 and 18 years. Their sense of loss encompassed both physical and existential aspects of the child's life, including their parent(s), relationships, trust, security, sense of home, and material goods. The dimensions of this experience of pervasive loss are explored from the child's perspective. Children living in families where gambling is a problem experience threats to their overall well-being to the extent that parental problem gambling must now considered to be a significant child health as well as social problem.
赌博研究在我们对赌博对家庭影响的理解方面贡献良多，但我们对孩子如何看待在这样一个家庭中成长的经历却只有最粗略的了解。这项定性研究的目的是通过探索儿童和青少年自身的观点与理解，更深入地了解生活在父母或照料者有严重赌博问题家庭中的澳大利亚儿童的经历。本文报告了一个核心发现，即“普遍损失”的经历，这是我们对15名年龄在7至18岁之间的年轻人（11名男性和4名女性）进行访谈得出的结果。他们的损失感涵盖了儿童生活的物质和生存层面，包括他们的父母、人际关系、信任、安全感、家的感觉以及物质财富。本文从儿童的视角探讨了这种普遍损失经历的各个方面。生活在存在赌博问题家庭中的儿童，其整体幸福感受到威胁，以至于现在必须将父母的问题赌博视为一个严重的儿童健康以及社会问题。
