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De svenska spelberoendeföreningarna
No full textBokkapitlet beskriver de svenska spelberoendeföreningarna. Det tar upp föreningarnas historiska bakgrund och skildrar hur ett självhjälpsmöte går till. Författaren ger sin syn på vad som gör att självhjälpsgrupper är ett bra stöd för många människor med beroendeproblem och hur sådana grupper förhåller sig till professionell psykologisk behandling
Inledning: Spelberoendes riksförbund tio år
No full textDen svenska spelmarknaden har förändrats och växt kraftigt den senaste tioårsperioden. Vi har fått statliga kasinon och på Internet går det att spela på det mesta från bingo till poker. Så gott som dagligen rapporterar massmedia om spelpolitik och spelberoende. Medvetenheten om spelberoende har ökat och starkt bidragande till det är Spelberoendes riksförbund. Förbundet har i tio år informerat om spelberoende och gett stöd till människor med spelproblem och deras anhöriga. Den här jubileumsskriften ger en bild av spelproblem i Sverige och kamratstödet i spelberoendes föreningar. Ungas spelande och de anhörigas situation tas upp av flera författare. Läsaren får också veta hur medvetenheten om spelberoende växte fram i Sverige och ta del av diskussioner om hur framtidens spelande kan gestalta sig. I boken medverkar aktiva inom förbundet, eldsjälar från lokalföreningar och spelberoende som har fått hjälp. Även spelforskare och personer som på olika sätt arbetat med spelfrågor har bidragit med kapitel. Skriften är utgiven med stöd av Statens folkhälsoinstitut. I detta inledningskapitel presenteras spelberoendes riksförbund, författarna och deras bidrag till jubileumsskriften
Gambling motivation and involvement: A review of social science research
No full textPermission to include this report in the Institute research repository granted by Per Binde on January 6, 2016.This report presents a review of social science research on gambling. The objective is to sum up what the literature says about the motives people have for gambling
and the factors that influence their degree of involvement in gambling. The report
is commissioned by the Swedish National Institute of Public Health and is part of
the preparations to the data collection phase of the Swedish Longitudinal Gambling Study (SWELOGS). Most of the previous gambling research relies on medical concepts of problem gambling as pathology. This review focuses on the social,
economic and cultural aspects of gambling rather than perceiving it as a progressive
and irreversible disease in an individual. 434 works are cited in this report. Predominantly biological, psychiatric and psychological research on gambling, including problem gambling prevalence studies, which have been excluded from the review. Directly related to the description of each research approach, conclusions on the usefulness for gambling research can be found.Swedish National Institute of Public HealthYe
Spelreklam och spelberoende: En intervjustudie
No full textReklam för spel om pengar finns nästan överallt i vårt samhälle idag. Spelmarknaden omsätter stora summor pengar i Sverige. Genom spel över internet har de svenska aktörerna fått konkurrens av utländska bolag, vilket återspeglas i marknadsföringen. Reklamen spelar på, och väcker, känslor. Den sammanlagda effekten av spelutbud, marknadsföring och reklam är troligen en orsak till både spelandets omfattning och spelproblemen i ett samhälle. Samtidigt visade socialantropologen Per Binde vid Centrum för forskning om offentlig sektor, CEFOS, vid Göteborgs Universitet, i sin rapport Att sälja en dröm från 2005 att sambandet är oklart och att mer forskning i frågan behövs. Denna självständiga uppföljning fördjupar kunskapen om reklamens påverkan genom att intervjua personer med ett spelberoende om hur de uppfattar spelreklam och i vilken mån reklam har bidragit till deras problem. Rapporten ger oss förståelse för det komplexa sammanhang som spelreklam verkar i och är ett viktigt bidrag till debatten kring spelproblem och prevention. Rapporten ingår som ett led i den forskning om spel och spelmissbruk i Sverige som Statens folkhälsoinstitut stöder
A Mutual Support Group for Young Problem Gamblers
No full textA Swedish mutual support group for young problem gamblers is described and discussed. During the study period, 116 weekly meetings occurred, usually involving six to ten participants; in total, 69 problem gamblers (66 male and three female), aged 17–25, and 23 partners and friends attended the meetings. Half the gamblers had problems with Internet poker, one fifth with electronic gambling machines, and the rest with other forms of gambling and computer gaming. Nearly half the problem gamblers participated in under five mutual support meetings, while just over a third attended ten or more meetings. Gambling problems ceased or lessened among most participants in ten or more meetings. In some cases, attending just one or a few meetings had a positive impact on the problems. This mutual support group provides relatively effective help to adolescents and young adults with gambling problems, offering a valuable alternative and complement to professional treatment
A Swedish Mutual Support Society of Problem Gamblers
No full textMutual support societies for problem gamblers have existed in Sweden for 20 years. They have helped more people with gambling problems than any other institution inside or outside the Swedish health care system. This paper outlines the background of these societies and describes the meetings of one of them. Data come from interviews with members of a local society and participation in mutual support meetings. It is argued that these mutual support societies provide help in a variety of ways and in all phases of recovery from gambling problems. In particular, they help people form personal narratives about the origin, progression, and resolution of their problems, narratives that give insight and guide recovery. These mutual support societies are valuable complements and alternatives to professional treatment
Preventing and responding to gambling-related harm and crime in the workplace
No full textAIMS – Problem gambling, even if it occurs in leisure time, can cause harm in the workplace. Problem gamblers are preoccupied with gambling and often suffer from psychiatric and psychosomatic symptoms caused by their excessive gambling. This may lead to inefficiency at work and absenteeism. Severe gambling problems typically lead to a constant need for money, which may result in theft of money or goods from the workplace and in embezzlement. This paper outlines measures to prevent and respond to gambling-related harm and crime in the workplace
Risk of problem gambling among occupational groups: a population and registry study.
No full textAims: To identify which occupational groups have elevated levels of regular gambling participation and at-risk and problem gambling, and to explore job-specific factors associated with elevated levels.
Methods: Statistical analyses were performed on data from the 2015 Swedish population study on gambling and health. The principal registry variable was occupation, classified according to the Swedish version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08). Two gambling variables were studied: regular gambling participation and at-risk and problem gambling, as measured by the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). For statistical regression analyses, socio-demographic data were used such as gender, income, and country of origin.
Results: We found significant differences between occupational groups with regard to the two gambling variables. In general, manual jobs with predominantly male workers scored high, especially when there was no fixed workplace. Several significant differences remained when we controlled for gender. We also found support for three types of workers having elevated levels on the gambling variables: (1) building, construction and service, mobile, (2) vehicle drivers, and (3) monotonous manual indoor work. These results were confirmed by comparisons with propensity score matched controls.
Conclusion: A policy implication of this study is that some occupational groups should be prioritised in the prevention of problem gambling. Theoretically, the study shows that occupational categories represent real-life cultures and contexts of gambling and non-gambling as distinct from the abstract socio-demographic factors that are usually considered in relation to gambling participation and problem gambling
Report from Sweden: The first state-owned Internet poker site [Elektronisk resurs]
No full textThe first state-owned Internet poker site was launched in March 2006 in Sweden. This paper describes the political and public debate that flared up when plans for the poker site became known, the rationale for the Swedish government granting permission to the site, and the possible implications of this decision for Swedish lottery regulation vis-à-vis EU law. Finally, some speculations on the future of Swedish gambling regulation are made
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