TY - JOUR
T1 - The Experience of Pervasive Loss
T2 - Children and Young People Living in a Family Where Parental Gambling Is a Problem
AU - Darbyshire, Philip
AU - Oster, Candice
AU - Carrig, Helen
N1 - Funding Information:
We are very grateful to all of the children and young people who took the time to speak so openly with us about what were often difficult issues, and also to their parents who generously allowed their participation. The research was funded by a ‘Living Health’ Grant from the Department of Human Services, South Australia.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - 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,.
AB - 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,.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1014536315167
DO - 10.1023/A:1014536315167
M3 - Article
C2 - 11705015
AN - SCOPUS:0035292318
SN - 1050-5350
VL - 17
SP - 23
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Gambling Studies
JF - Journal of Gambling Studies
IS - 1
ER -