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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2016

The Public Stigma of Problem Gambling: Its Nature and Relative Intensity Compared to Other Health Conditions.

Nerilee Hing, Alex M T Russell, Sally M Gainsbury, Elaine Nuske

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Perception of Gamblers: A Systematic Review.Journal of gambling studies · 2021
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  20. Prevalence of Problem Gambling Among Women Using Shelter and Drop-in Services.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nerilee HingCentre for Gambling Education and Research, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia. nerilee.hing@scu.edu.au.
Alex M T RussellCentre for Gambling Education and Research, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia.
Sally M GainsburyCentre for Gambling Education and Research, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia.
Elaine NuskeCentre for Gambling Education and Research, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia.
Southern Cross University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Problem gambling attracts considerable public stigma, with deleterious effects on mental health and use of healthcare services amongst those affected. However, no research has examined the extent of stigma towards problem gambling within the general population. This study aimed to examine the stigma-related dimensions of problem gambling as perceived by the general public compared to other health conditions, and determine whether the publicly perceived dimensions of problem gambling predict its stigmatisation. A sample of 2000 Australian adults was surveyed, weighted to be representative of the state population by gender, age and location. Based on vignettes, the online survey measured perceived origin, peril, concealability, course and disruptiveness of problem gambling and four other health conditions, and desired social distance from each. Problem gambling was perceived as caused mainly by stressful life circumstances, and highly disruptive, recoverable and noticeable, but not particularly perilous. Respondents stigmatised problem gambling more than sub-clinical distress and recreational gambling, but less than alcohol use disorder and schizophrenia. Predictors of stronger stigma towards problem gambling were perceptions it is caused by bad character, is perilous, non-recoverable, disruptive and noticeable, but not due to stressful life circumstances, genetic/inherited problem, or chemical imbalance in the brain. This new foundational knowledge can advance understanding and reduction of problem gambling stigma through countering inaccurate perceptions that problem gambling is caused by bad character, that people with gambling problems are likely to be violent to other people, and that people cannot recover from problem gambling.

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Attitude to HealthHealth StatusSocial StigmaStereotypingAdultAustraliaFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMiddle AgedAustraliaGambling disorderMental healthProblem gamblingPublic stigmaSocietal stigmaTreatment-seeking

Identifiers

PMID26487344
PMCPMC4993796
OpenAlexW2101339321

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