Electronic gambling machine harm in older women: a public health determinants perspective

S McCarthy, H Pitt, ME Bellringer… - Addiction Research & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

“You don't really see the dangers of it at the time.” Risk perceptions and behaviours of older female gamblers

S McCarthy, SL Thomas, H Pitt, ME Bellringer - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Older women are vulnerable to the risks associated with some forms of gambling. While
research has examined how individuals functionally interact with gambling products, very …

Women's gambling behaviour, product preferences, and perceptions of product harm: Differences by age and gambling risk status

S McCarthy, SL Thomas, M Randle, A Bestman… - Harm Reduction …, 2018 - Springer
Background Women's participation in, and harm from gambling, is steadily increasing. There
has been very limited research to investigate how gambling behaviour, product preferences …

[HTML][HTML] Women's perceptions of strategies to address the normalisation of gambling and gambling‐related harm

S McCarthy, S Thomas, S Marko, H Pitt… - Australian and New …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Research has demonstrated that gambling is becoming increasingly normalised
for women. As limited research has sought to understand women's perspectives on this …

Strategies to prevent and reduce gambling harm in Australian women

S McCarthy, H Pitt, ME Bellringer… - … , Prevention and Policy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
There are increasing global concerns about women's participation in gambling, and their
risk of gambling-related harm. Limited attention has been given to the range of specific and …

Women and gambling-related harm: a narrative literature review and implications for research, policy, and practice

S McCarthy, SL Thomas, ME Bellringer… - Harm reduction journal, 2019 - Springer
Background While the prevalence of women's participation in gambling is steadily
increasing, there is a well-recognised male bias in gambling research and policy. Few …

The experience of high-frequency gambling behavior of older adult females in the United Kingdom: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

J Pattinson, A Parke - Journal of Women & Aging, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of older adult female gambling participation and gambling disorder is
increasing in the UK, and there is a paucity of published research available to understand …

[HTML][HTML] 'It's a tradition to go down to the pokies on your 18th birthday'–the normalisation of gambling for young women in Australia

S McCarthy, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube… - Australian and New …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To understand the range of factors that may influence the normalisation of
gambling for young women in Victoria, Australia. Methods In‐depth qualitative telephone …

A review of research into problem gambling amongst Australian women

N Hing, E Nuske, H Breen - Gambling Disorders in Women, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Australia is known as a nation of gamblers, reflecting its relatively liberal gambling policies
and cultural acceptance of gambling as a normalised leisure activity. However, electronic …

Young women's engagement with gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry of risk conceptualisations and motivations to gamble

S McCarthy, S Thomas, H Pitt, S Marko… - … Promotion Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Younger women's engagement with gambling has changed over recent
decades due to a range of socio‐cultural, environmental and commercial factors. However …