How Do People Who Experience Problems With Gambling Experience The Wor
Research type
Research Study
Full title
How do people who experience problems with gambling experience the workplace
IRAS ID
271294
Contact name
Panagiotis Karagiannis
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
City, University of London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 21 days
Research summary
This study investigates the experiences of people in the workplace who report having difficulties with gambling. Problem Gambling is affecting a significant number of people in the United Kingdom and some of them struggle in employment or are fired once their employers are aware of their gambling struggles. Employment has a significant impact on an individual’s self-esteem and quality of life. To achieve the aim of the study, 8 participants will be invited to participate, who perceive themselves as struggling with gambling and have had in the past a significant amount of work experience. The participants will be recruited from Gambling Charities such as Gamcare offering treatment to people who struggle with gambling, private hospitals such as Nightingale and social media forums and websites offering support to people who experience problems with gambling such as gamblersanonymous. org . The participants will receive a telephone screening sometime before taking part in the study to ensure that they meet the inclusion criteria, and ask questions if they want to. Then semi-structured interviews will be conducted with the participants to allow them to the best of their ability to share their experiences. The interviews will be conducted in suitable charity premises or City, University of London premises. Primarily open-ended questions will be used as well as follow-up questions that the Phenomenological Approach allows. The data gathered will be analysed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Approach.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/SC/0625
Date of REC Opinion
23 Dec 2019
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion