Stacking the odds: A phenomenological study of non-problem gambling in later life

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dc.contributor.authorHagen, Brad
dc.contributor.authorNixon, Gary
dc.contributor.authorSolowoniuk, Jason
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-27T19:51:42Z
dc.date.available2006-11-27T19:51:42Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionPermission to include this article in the Alberta Gaming Research Institute's online collection has been purchased from the University of Toronto Press.en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this exploratory, phenomenological-hermeneutic study was to explore the experience of non-problem gambling by older adults. Twelve older gamblers were identified as non-problem gamblers using two gambling screens and participated in in-depth interviews about their experience of gambling. Two major themes emerged from the interviews: the attractions of gambling and methods to keep gambling in control. Older persons sought out gambling for a variety of reasons: social contact, the food and the excitement, chances to give to charity, chances to have an inexpensive holiday, and the need for a safe way to be "bad". Participants also described a number of cognitive and behavioural strategies to keep their gambling from becoming a problem. The results of this small exploratory study suggest that gambling is a popular form of social entertainment for older persons, although the main attractions of gambling have little or nothing to do with gambling itself. Older persons also appear to possess numerous strategies to keep gambling from becoming a problem.en
dc.description.refereedYesen
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors wish to gratefully acknowledge the research funding support of the Alberta Gaming Research Institute (AGRI) for this project, and Dr. Robert Williams for his review of this manuscript.en
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dc.identifier.citationHagen, B., Nixon, G., & Solowoniuk, J. (2005). Stacking the odds: A phenomenological study of non-problem gambling in later life. Canadian Journal on Aging, 24(4), 115-124.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33261
dc.identifier.issn0714-9808
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/44095
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherUniversity of Toronto Pressen
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Lethbridgeen
dc.publisher.facultySchool of Health Sciencesen
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/en
dc.subjectGambling -- Social aspects -- Canadaen
dc.subjectOlder people -- Recreation -- Canadaen
dc.subjectPhenomenological sociology -- Canadaen
dc.subject.otheragingen
dc.subject.othergamblingen
dc.subject.otherageden
dc.subject.otherphenomenologyen
dc.subject.othernarrativeen
dc.subject.otherInstitute Funded Reports
dc.titleStacking the odds: A phenomenological study of non-problem gambling in later lifeen
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool of Health Sciencesen
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