La santé publique s’inquiète des risques de problèmes de jeu chez les joueurs de poker (JdP). Alors que la littérature souligne l’importance de la passion chez les joueurs de hasard et d’argent, son influence chez les JdP est totalement méconnue. Jusqu’alors, l’emprunt d’un devis transversal est la règle pour l’ensemble des études s’étant intéressées à la passion chez des joueurs. Selon la littérature, deux formes de passion coexistent chez les joueurs, la passion obsessive (PO) et la passion harmonieuse (PH), leur intensité respective étant plus ou moins importante. Cette étude mixte séquentielle comprend une première phase quantitative corrélationnelle transversale (n=159) et longitudinale (n=116), suivie d’une seconde phase qualitative descriptive (n=12) permettant d’approfondir et de contextualiser les données quantitatives. Cette étude, qui s’inscrit dans une étude plus large, comprend des joueurs qui se considèrent JdP, recrutés à travers le Québec et vise à : 1) évaluer l’association entre les deux formes de passion et les problèmes de jeu; 2) évaluer l’influence, un an plus tard, des deux formes de passion sur les problèmes de jeu; 3) étudier la pertinence du concept de passion et mieux comprendre les liens entre la passion et les problèmes de jeu selon les joueurs. La phase quantitative a fait l’objet d’analyses de régression logistique multivariées et la phase qualitative, une analyse de contenu thématique. Les résultats transversaux et longitudinaux de la première phase quantitative sont concordants. Dans ces deux volets, la PO est positivement associée aux problèmes de jeu à un temps donné (p<.05) et la PO double le risque d’avoir des problèmes de jeu un an plus tard (p<.01) alors que la PH n’est pas associée. La phase qualitative appuie globalement les résultats quantitatifs. Les joueurs rencontrés se sont montrés enthousiastes à aborder la passion du poker et considèrent que le terme passion est pertinent pour aborder leur relation avec cette activité. Alors que la grande majorité a indiqué avoir été ou être encore passionnée de poker, ils associent la PO aux problèmes de jeu, même s’il est possible d’être passionné sans avoir de problèmes de jeu. Par ailleurs, la passion serait l’un des facteurs influençant les comportements de jeu, mais n’est pas nécessairement déterminante puisqu’un joueur peut continuer à jouer sans être passionné et à l’inverse être passionné sans nécessairement jouer fréquemment. Compte tenu de la pertinence pour les JdP de ce concept et de son influence sur les comportements de jeu, il est important de prévenir la passion obsessive. / Abstract : Public health is concerned about the risks of gambling problems among poker players. While literature emphasizes the importance of passion among gamblers, its influence among poker players is totally unknown. Until then, using a cross-sectional design is the rule for all the studies interested in passion among gamblers. According to the literature, two forms of passion coexist in players, obsessive passion (OP) and harmonious passion (HP), with a variable intensity, respectively. This sequential mixed method study includes a first cross-sectional (n = 159) and longitudinal (n = 116) quantitative phase, followed by a second descriptive qualitative phase (n = 12) allowing to deepen and contextualize the quantitative data. This study, which is part of a broader study, includes players who consider themselves poker players, recruited throughout Quebec and aims to: 1) assess the association between the two forms of passion and gambling problems; 2) assess the influence, one year later, of the two forms of passion on gambling problems; 3) study the relevance of the concept of passion and to better understand the associations between passion and gambling problems according to the poker players. Multivariate logistic regression and a thematic content analysis were used to the quantitative and qualitative phases, respectively. Cross-sectional and longitudinal results of the first quantitative phase are consistent. In both cases, OP is positively associated with gambling problems at a given time (p <.05) and PO doubles the risk of gambling problems a year later (p <.01) whereas PH is not associated. The qualitative phase generally supports the quantitative results. Poker players interviewed were enthusiastic to speak about the passion of poker and consider that the term ‘passion’ is relevant to describe their relationship with this activity. While the vast majority said they have been or still are passionate about poker, they associate the PO with gambling problems, although it is possible to be passionate without having gambling problems. Moreover, passion is one of the factors influencing gambling behaviours but is not necessarily determinant since a poker player can continue to play without being passionate and conversely being passionate without necessarily playing frequently. Given the relevance of this concept for poker players and its influence on gambling behaviours, it is important to prevent obsessive passion.

Denna studies syfte är att belysa hur professionella som i sitt yrke möter hjälpsökande spelberoende individer uppfattar och reflekterar kring möjligheten att arbeta med hjälp och behandling av spelberoende utifrån sin organisations förutsättningar och ansvar. Studien har genomförts genom djupintervjuer med professionella inom kommun, landsting, en privat ägd behandlingsorganisation och en nationell organisation inriktade mot spelberoende i syfte att erhålla en så bred bild av spektrumet som möjligt. Resultatet från datainsamlingen har analyserats med hjälp av det organisationsteorietiska perspektivet konsekvenslogik och Meeuwisse och Swärds modell (2002) om vad som är ett socialt problem och hur det skall hanteras. I studien framkom att det idag finns omfattande nationella problem vad gäller ansvarsfördelningen av behandling för spelberoende vilket resulterar i att behandling av spelberoende inte utförs eller utförs med vissa restriktioner. En förklaring till dessa problem upplevs vara avsaknaden av en allmän och erkänd definition av spelberoende som inkluderar huruvida det ska behandlas som en psykiatrisk diagnos eller som ett beroende likt alkohol- och narkotikaberoende. / The purpose of this study is to provide information on the way professionals in Sweden encounter individuals with a gambling addiction, to show how they perceive and reflect on their ability to help and treat these individuals whilst fulfilling their responsibilities to their organization and their client. The study is based on interviews with local authorities, health care representatives, private treatment organizations and a national help organization, all of which specialize on gambling addiction. This is in order to show the full spectrum of gambling problems.  The results of the empirical data have been analyzed using two methods. The first of which is a model developed by Meeuwisse and Swärd (2002), which explains the definition and handling of a social problem. The second method utilizes the “consequences of logic” perspective within the organizational theory. The results indicate that the issue involving gambling addiction is problematic on a national level, in regard to the distribution of responsibilities. This has shown that treatment of gambling addictions is either not performed, or performed under certain restrictions. These problems can be attributed to the lack of a widely used and acknowledged definition of the term gambling addiction. This makes it difficult to judge whether the condition should be treated as a psychiatric disorder, or as an addiction not dissimilar to alcohol or narcotic addictions.

This is a qualitative study where the purpose was to investigate what professionals experience to be the reason for an individual to become addicted to gambling and continues to gamble even though it leads to negative consequences. The purpose was also to investigate what the professionals experienced was of importance for an individual to recover from a gambling addiction. The study was based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with knowledgeable individuals in the field. The main findings of the study were that the motivation for individuals with a gambling problem to continue gamble was that they saw gambling as the solution to their problems by winning back lost money. It was common that gambling was an escape from anxiety, guilt, shame, and other gambling-related problems such as financial liabilities. Identification with others in the same situation and a supportive network was important factors for a successful treatment and to recover from a gambling addiction. / Detta är en kvalitativ studie där syftet var att undersöka vad professionella som arbetar med behandling av spelberoende upplever vara anledningen till att en individ blir spelberoende och fortsätter spela trots negativa konsekvenser. Syftet var även att undersöka vad de professionella tror vara viktigt för att en individ skall tillfriskna från ett beroende. Studien baserades på kvalitativa halvstrukturerade livsvärldsintervjuer med kunniga personer inom området. De viktigaste resultaten av studien var bland annat att motivationen för en person med ett spelberoende att fortsätta spela var att individen såg spelandet som lösningen på sina problem genom att spela tillbaka förlorade pengar. För många handlade spelandet om en flykt från ångest, skuld, skam och andra spelrelaterade problem som exempelvis ekonomiska svårigheter. Identifikation med andra i samma situation och ett stöttande nätverk var viktiga faktorer för en lyckad behandling och för att lyckas ta sig ur ett spelberoende.

Thèse (M.Ps.)--Université Laval, 2003. / Bibliogr.: f. 14-15. Publié aussi en version électronique.

Thèse (M.Ps.)--Université Laval, 2003. / Bibliogr. Publié aussi en version électronique.

The purpose of this thesis is to find out how young adults perceive gambling companies' video commercials in Sweden. A fast rise of commercials from gambling companies have evolved in recent years. As of January 2021, 102 companies have been approved for a Swedish gambling license. The total number of people gambling has not increased, but the total turnover has increased rapidly. Online casinos are considered one of the most addictive forms of gambling and therefore researchers claim that commercials from online casinos have the largest effect on people compared to other gambling forms. This makes it interesting to investigate video commercials in relation to young adults who are considered to be the biggest risk group to develop a gambling problem. To gain insight, we selected three video commercials and performed an in-depth analysis based on the method multimodal content analysis. Two focus group interviews were conducted with participants between the ages of 18-24 years. The focus groups were shown three commercials from three different gambling companies and were then asked about their opinion and interpretation of the commercials. The results were further analysed by the study’s theoretical framework of Stuart Hall's (1973) communication model encoding/decoding was used to analyse the video commercials and the answers from the focus groups.  The data from the focus group interviews indicated that gambling commercials could potentially have an impact on influencing young adults ages 18-24 years. The respondent's interpretation was generally negative since the majority of the participants disliked the video commercials and thought that the commercials were disturbing. Among the fifteen participants, three of them responded positively to some of the commercials and got more interested in wanting to start playing at online casinos after viewing the three video commercials. This suggests that gambling video commercials could have a negative influence.

The purpose of our study is to from a sociological perspective, illustrate individuals with gambling addiction and gain an understanding of their experiences and actions regarding the path into gambling addiction. This study was based on a qualitative research method in which empirical data collection was conducted through eight qualitative interviews, in order to investigate the experience and prevalence of adult gambling addiction and what effect this had on the individual. What makes gambling addiction unique is that it is a social phenomenon that affects many and cannot be simply linked to a certain class or origin. It is an addiction that sneaks on until you are stuck. And since it is also an addiction you can exercise completely separated from the public in your own home, it often takes a very long time before your immediate surroundings see that there are problems. In Sweden many of us are doing well, you have a huge social protection and do not have to fight every day for survival. We have a good life compared to many other countries. Previous research shows that many adults have experience of this kind of addiction and without the right help it can lead to them being left in a situation they cannot cope with. The collected empirical analysis was based on the theorists Lars-Erik Berg, Anthony Giddens, Randall Collins and Ulrich Beck. We could conclude that gambling addiction is a societal problem and needs more attention, something our informants also mentioned during the interviews. It is therefore of sociological interest to investigate which social and social circumstances contribute to the individual's influence and consequences games of money have had.

The aim of this study was to explore employees attitudes within the social serviceand non-profit organizations, regarding difficulties and possibilities in a potentialcollaboration between these two sectors concerning individuals with gamblingproblems. The empirical material is based on qualitative methods, thus semistructured interviews were performed with social workers working with individualswith gambling problems in the social service and in one non-profit organization ina city in Sweden. When analyzing the empirical data we applied three theories;Danermark’s collaboration theory, Hasensfeld’s theories about Human ServiceOrganization, Scott’s and Abrahamson & Andersen’s systems theory. The mainresult indicates that difficulties in a collaboration are due to lack of insight into eachothers organizations, different organizational structures and conditions, and also animbalance in the interdependence relationship among the two organizations.Additionally, the study shows possibilities when it comes to exchange ofknowledge and operating as a complement with one and other when supporting thetarget group.

Föreliggande studie syftar till att utifrån ett kritiskt åldersperspektiv beskriva och belysa ålderskategorin barns strukturella villkor utifrån kommunala hemsidors information om behandling vid spelproblem. Studien har en kvantitativ karaktär och för att besvara studiens frågeställningar genomfördes en innehållsanalys av kommunala hemsidor (N = 119). 52,1% av dessa hemsidor innehöll information om behandling vid spelproblem (n = 62). Resultatet påvisade en statistiskt signifikant skillnad avseende i vilken utsträckning barn i jämförelse med ungdomar och vuxna riktades information om behandling ( χ² = 9,478a , df = 2, p = ,009) samt information om behandlingsåtgärder ( χ² = 13,400a , df =2, p = ,001) vid spelproblem via kommunala hemsidor. Genomgående aktualiserades ålder som organiserande princip då information om behandling vid spelproblem via kommunala hemsidor riktades åt barn i markant lägre utsträckning än övriga ålderskategorier. Detta aktualiserar en åldershierarki och utifrån ett barnperspektiv är det möjligt att konstatera att barns strukturella villkor är ojämlika. Då detta var genomgående i samtliga analyser är det rimligt att anta att det råder en systematisk ojämlikhet, vilket aktualiserar social skiktning. / The present study aims to, through a critical age perspective, describe and illustrate the structural conditions of the age category of children based on the information about treatment for gambling problems provided by municipal websites. The study has a quantitative character and in order to answer the study's questions, a content analysis of municipal websites (N = 119) was conducted. 52,1% of those websites contained information on treatment for gambling problems (n = 62). The result showed a statistically significant difference in the distribution regarding information by municipal websites on treatment for gambling problems ( χ² = 9,478a , df = 2, p = ,009) and treatment methods ( χ² = 13,400a , df =2, p = ,001) between the structural age categories. Throughout, age as an organizing principle was updated, and the age category of children was directed to information about treatment for gambling problems through municipal websites to a considerably lower extent than other age categories. This brought to light an age hierarchy and from a children perspective it is possible to state that children's structural conditions were unequal. When this was consistent, it is reasonable to assume that there is systematic inequality, which raises social stratification.

Syftet var att undersöka hur handläggare inom socialtjänsten upplever sina förutsättningar att arbeta enligt socialtjänstlagen gällande missbruk av spel om pengar. Sju handläggare från sex kommuners vuxenenheter deltog i kvalitativa intervjuer. Resultatet visade att de flesta informanter upplever sig ha goda förutsättningar att utföra sitt arbete på ett adekvat sätt. Detta uppgavs bero på såväl individuella som kontextuella faktorer. Resultatet visade även att informanterna arbetar på olika sätt och att få använder rekommenderade metoder. Informanterna angav att de i första hand överväger om klientens hjälpbehov kan tillgodoses genom öppenvårdsinsatser. En majoritet uppgav sig ha tillräckliga kunskaper om spelproblem, den reviderade socialtjänstlagen och socialtjänstens utökade ansvarsområde. Samverkan med hälso- och sjukvården beskrevs vara utmanande. Den främsta fördelen med lagändringarna uppgavs vara möjligheten att hjälpa fler människor. Studiens viktigaste slutsatser var att förebyggande arbete och samverkan mellan olika huvudmän bör prioriteras i högre utsträckning. / The aim was to examine how social workers perceive their prerequisites to work according to the social services act regarding gambling addiction. Seven social workers from six municipalities were interviewed in a qualitative study. The result showed that most feel that they have good prerequisites due to both individual and contextual factors. The results also showed that the informants work differently and that few use recommended methods. The informants stated that they primarily consider whether the client's needs can be met through outpatient care. A majority stated that they have sufficient knowledge of gambling problems, the revised social services act and the social services' expanded area of ​​responsibility. Collaboration with health care was described as challenging. The main benefit of the legislative changes was stated to be the opportunity to help more people. The study's most important conclusions were that preventive work and collaboration between authorities should be prioritized.