Abstract

Objectives: This article presents the results of a study conducted on older women who have retired from work and who gamble regularly. The aim of the study was an in-depth analysis of the motivation to gamble in older professional inactive women addicted and not addicted to gambling.

Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with 34 women aged 55+ years. Motivation factors for gambling among women addicted to gambling (n = 8) and those not addicted to gambling (n = 26) were subjected to in-depth thematic analysis of the content of the interviews.

Results: Five major categories were distinguished: sensations, money, activity, socialisation and escape. The most important factors for the women who were not addicted to gambling were sensations and money, followed by activity and socialisation. Women addicted to gambling, on the other hand, were mostly motivated by sensations, escape and socialisation.

Conclusions: The results show the need for an in-depth analysis of the motivational factors in this group. Models built on the basis of adults are not reflected in older women. For example, the financial motive, typical of addicted gamblers, is dominant among non-addicted female seniors. Qualitative analysis helps to understand this specificity.

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目标：本文介绍了一项针对已退休且经常赌博的老年女性进行的研究结果。该研究的目的是深入分析沉迷和不沉迷于赌博的老年职业不活跃女性的赌博动机。

方法：对 34 名 55 岁以上女性进行深度访谈。对沉迷于赌博的女性（ n = 8）和不沉迷于赌博的女性（ n = 26）的赌博动机因素进行了深入的专题分析。

结果：区分了五个主要类别：感觉、金钱、活动、社交和逃避。对于不沉迷于赌博的女性来说，最重要的因素是感觉和金钱，其次是活动和社交。另一方面，沉迷于赌博的女性大多是出于感觉、逃避和社交的动机。

结论：结果表明需要深入分析该群体的动机因素。以成年人为基础建立的模型并没有反映在老年女性身上。例如，成瘾赌徒典型的经济动机在非成瘾女性老年人中占主导地位。定性分析有助于理解这种特殊性。