1 Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory, CQUniversity, Australia.
2 School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
J Behav Addict. 2022 Jun 30;11(2):361-372. doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00045. Print 2022 Jul 13.
Gambling-related harm to concerned significant others (CSOs) is an important public health issue since it reduces CSOs' health and wellbeing in numerous life domains. This study aimed to 1) estimate the first national prevalence of CSOs harmed by gambling in Australia; 2) identify the characteristics of CSOs most at risk of harm from another person's gambling; 3) compare the types and number of harms experienced by CSOs based on their relationship to the person who gambles; and 4) compare the number of harms experienced by CSOs by self-identified gender.
Based on a national CATI survey weighted to population norms, 11,560 respondents reported whether they had been personally and negatively affected by another person's gambling in the past 12 months; and if so, answered detailed questions about the harms experienced from the person's gambling who had harmed them the most.
Past-year prevalence of gambling-related harm to adult Australian CSOs was (6.0%; 95% CI 5.6%-6.5%). CSOs most commonly reported emotional harms, followed by relationship, financial, health and vocational harms, respectively. Former partners reported the most harm, followed by current partners, other family members and non-family members, respectively. Female CSOs were more likely to report more harm and being harmed by a partner or other family member, and male CSOs from a non-family member.
The findings provide new insights into the wider societal burden of gambling and inform measures aimed at reducing harm to CSOs from gambling and supporting them to seek help.
赌博对相关重要他人（CSO）造成的伤害是一个重要的公共卫生问题，因为它会降低 CSO 在众多生活领域的健康和幸福感。本研究旨在：1）估计澳大利亚 CSO 因赌博而受害的全国首次流行率；2）确定最容易受到他人赌博伤害的 CSO 的特征；3）根据与赌博者的关系，比较 CSO 经历的伤害类型和数量；4）比较自我认同的性别对 CSO 经历的伤害数量。
基于一项全国性的 CATI 调查，对人口正态进行加权，11560 名受访者报告了他们在过去 12 个月中是否因他人的赌博而受到个人和负面的影响；如果是，回答了关于对他们伤害最大的人的赌博行为所经历的伤害的详细问题。
过去一年澳大利亚成年 CSO 因赌博而受到伤害的流行率为（6.0%；95%CI 5.6%-6.5%）。CSO 最常报告情感伤害，其次是关系、财务、健康和职业伤害。前伴侣报告的伤害最多，其次是现任伴侣、其他家庭成员和非家庭成员。女性 CSO 更有可能报告更多的伤害和受到伴侣或其他家庭成员的伤害，而男性 CSO 则更有可能受到非家庭成员的伤害。
这些发现提供了对赌博造成的更广泛的社会负担的新见解，并为旨在减少 CSO 因赌博而受到的伤害和支持他们寻求帮助的措施提供了信息。
