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Trajectories of wellbeing in people who live with gamblers experiencing a gambling problem: An 18-year longitudinal analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey

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posted on 2024-05-21, 01:13 authored by Catherine TullochCatherine Tulloch, Matthew BrowneMatthew Browne, Nerilee HingNerilee Hing, Matthew RockloffMatthew Rockloff, M Hilbrecht
In cross-sectional gambling studies, friends, family, and others close to those experiencing gambling problems (concerned significant others 'CSOs') tend to report detriments to their quality of life. To date, however, there have been no large, population-based longitudinal studies examining the health and wellbeing of CSOs. We analyse longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to examine the 18-year trajectories of general, social, health and financial wellbeing of household CSOs (n = 477) and compare these to those without a gambling problem in the household (n = 13,661). CSOs reported significantly worse long-term wellbeing than non-CSOs in their satisfaction with life, number of life stressors, and social, health and financial wellbeing. However, both social and financial wellbeing showed a temporal effect, declining significantly for CSOs at times closer to the exposure to the gambling problem. This finding suggests a causal link between living in a household with a person with a gambling problem and decreased CSO social and financial wellbeing. Policy responses, such as additional social and financial support, could be considered to assist CSOs impacted by another person's gambling problem.

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Volume

18

Issue

1

Start Page

1

End Page

17

Number of Pages

17

eISSN

1932-6203

ISSN

1932-6203

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Publisher License

CC BY

Additional Rights

CC BY

Language

en

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

Acceptance Date

2023-01-13

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Medium

Electronic-eCollection

Journal

PLoS ONE

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