Has there been a "feminization" of gambling and problem gambling in the United States?
By R. Volberg. 2003
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This paper examines the question of whether there has been a "feminization" of gambling and problem gambling in the United States. Feminization refers to the idea that more women are gambling, developing problems and seeking help for problems related to gambling than in the past. Data from a theoretically derived sample of four states are examined to identify patterns in the distribution of gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling in the general population. Despite widespread acceptance of the notion of the feminization of gambling and problem gambling, men remain significantly more likely than women to participate regularly in most types of gambling. Most gambling activities remain highly gendered; however, in the United States, the widespread introduction of gaming machines is associated with increases in gambling and problem gambling among women. The present analysis highlights the importance of taking socio-demographic characteristics besides gender into account when considering the distribution of gambling and problem gambling in the general population.
Subfields: Clinical Psychology
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In Clinical Psychology
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- Type of Gambling and Availability as Risk Factors for Problem Gambling: A Tobit Regression Analysis by Age and Gender (2007, background): “There has been considerable speculation about the feminisation of gambling, but most studies show that men gamble more and have higher rates of problem gambling than women (Volberg, 2003).”
- Exploring women's problem gambling: a review of the literature (2012, background): “This increase has been largely attributed to the widespread expansion of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) or ‘pokies’ since the 1990s (Brown & Coventry, 1997 ; Productivity Commission, 2010 ), fuelling a feminization of gambling (Volberg, 2003 ) where more women are gambling, developing gambling”