Devold Marte Reikvam, Spein Anna Rita, Barua Pia, Indset Marie Pedersen, Syvertsen André, Pallesen Ståle
Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Norwegian Competence Center for Gambling and Gaming Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Centre for Sami Health Research, Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.
Nordisk Alkohol Nark. 2024 Dec;41(6):599-618. doi: 10.1177/14550725241270282. Epub 2024 Sep 19.
To explore gambling in the indigenous Sámi culture by studying thoughts, ideas and attitudes towards gambling among Sámi and people living in majority Sámi areas with knowledge of the culture. The topic was investigated in an inductive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 14 people (n = 13 self-reported Sámi ethnicity). The majority of the informants knew of superstitious practices that were specific to the Sámi culture, though most did not believe that these could influence gambling outcomes. Several features of the Sámi culture, including religious commitment (Laestadianism), family-oriented societies, non-materialistic ideals and self-sufficiency ideals, were presumed to protect against developing gambling issues. There were reports of reduced trust in the Norwegian healthcare system and a lack of treatment services with sufficient knowledge about Sámi culture. Culture-specific factors protecting against development of gambling problems could be a factor in maintaining established gambling problems by increasing associated shame and stigma, resulting in a higher threshold for help-seeking among Sámi. The findings and their potential implications with regards to the existing literature are discussed.
通过研究萨米人以及生活在萨米人聚居区且了解该文化的人们对赌博的想法、观念和态度，来探索萨米本土文化中的赌博现象。该主题是在对14人（其中n = 13自称是萨米族裔）进行的半结构化访谈的归纳主题分析中进行调查的。大多数受访者知晓萨米文化特有的迷信做法，不过大多数人并不认为这些做法会影响赌博结果。萨米文化的几个特征，包括宗教信仰（莱斯特迪教）、以家庭为导向的社会、非物质主义理想和自给自足理想，被认为可以预防赌博问题的产生。有报告称，人们对挪威医疗系统的信任度降低，且缺乏对萨米文化有充分了解的治疗服务。防止赌博问题发展的特定文化因素可能会因增加相关的羞耻感和污名化，从而成为维持现有赌博问题的一个因素，导致萨米人寻求帮助的门槛更高。本文讨论了这些发现及其与现有文献相关的潜在影响。
