title: Problem Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
abstract: This study provides a systematic review of the empirical evidence related to the association between problem gambling and intimate partner violence (IPV). We identified 14 available studies in the systematic search (8 for victimisation only, 4 for perpetration only and 2 for both victimisation and perpetration). Although there were some equivocal findings, we found that most of the available research suggests that there is a significant relationship between problem gambling and being a victim of IPV. There was more consistent evidence that there is a significant relationship between problem gambling and perpetration of IPV. Meta-analyses revealed that over one third of problem gamblers report being victims of physical IPV (38.1%) or perpetrators of physical IPV (36.5%) and that the prevalence of problem gambling in IPV perpetrators is 11.3%. Although the exact nature of the relationships between problem gambling and IPV is yet to be determined, the findings suggest that less than full employment and clinical anger problems are implicated in the relationship between problem gambling and IPV victimization and that younger age, less than full employment, clinical anger problems, impulsivity, and alcohol and substance use are implicated in the relationship between problem gambling and IPV perpetration. The findings highlight the need for treatment services to undertake routine screening and assessment of problem gambling, IPV, alcohol and substance use problems, and mental health issues and provide interventions designed to manage this cluster of comorbid conditions. Further research is also required to investigate the relationship between problem gambling and violence that extends into the family beyond intimate partners.
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.affiliation: The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia aino.suomi@anu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Aino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suomi
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Alun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lavis
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patford
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cockman
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellringer
authors.affiliation: Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koziol-Mclain
authors.affiliation: Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battersby
authors.affiliation: Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.affiliation: Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: domestic violence; family violence; gambling; intimate partner violence; meta-analysis; systematic review