Abstract

Background: Women make up a significant proportion of all gamblers globally. However, there has been limited research which has explored women’s gambling and the factors that may make women, and subgroups of women, vulnerable to harm.

Methods: Using a Constructivist Grounded Theory approach, semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 women aged 55 years and over who regularly gambled on electronic gambling machines (EGMs).

Results Key factors were identified to illustrate older women’s experiences of gambling and are presented according to four determinants of health: Individual; socio-cultural; environmental; and commercial. While this research confirms that older women’s gambling behaviors are strongly influenced by individual and socio-cultural factors, gambling environments, and industry practices are also influential.

Conclusion A model illustrates the interplay of individual, socio-cultural, environmental, and commercial determinants, and the article proposes how they may contribute to gambling harm in older Australian women.

摘要

背景：女性在全球所有赌徒中占很大比例。然而，对女性赌博以及可能使女性和女性亚群容易受到伤害的因素进行了有限的研究。

方法：使用建构主义扎根理论方法，对 20 名 55 岁及以上经常在电子赌博机 (EGM) 上赌博的女性进行半结构化访谈。

结果确定了说明老年妇女赌博经历的关键因素，并根据健康的四个决定因素提出：个人；社会文化；环境的; 和商业。虽然这项研究证实，老年女性的赌博行为受到个人和社会文化因素的强烈影响，但赌博环境和行业惯例也有影响。

结论一个模型说明了个人、社会文化、环境和商业决定因素之间的相互作用，并且文章提出了它们如何可能对澳大利亚老年妇女的赌博伤害做出贡献。