The Counterfeit Hero’s Journey of the Pathological Gambler: A Phenomenological Hermeneutics Investigation

Nixon, Gary; Solowoniuk, Jason; McGowan, Virginia Margaret

The Counterfeit Hero’s Journey of the Pathological Gambler: A Phenomenological Hermeneutics Investigation

dc.contributor.author	Nixon, Gary
dc.contributor.author	Solowoniuk, Jason
dc.contributor.author	McGowan, Virginia Margaret
dc.date.accessioned	2007-07-17T21:22:31Z
dc.date.available	2007-07-17T21:22:31Z
dc.date.issued	2006-07
dc.description	Sherpa Romeo green journal. Permission to archive accepted author manuscript	en
dc.description.abstract	This research study sought to interpret and strove toward understanding the lived experience of 13 pathological gambler from an archetypal–mythic perspective. Through a phenomenological hermeneutics inquiry, 11 clusters of themes were illuminated. These themes highlighted a three stage mythical journey that elucidated how gambling began as regular pastime, but ended in failure in regards to becoming extraordinary and financially secure. Thus, resulting in extreme gambling behaviors such as psychological distress, family disintegration, and self-effacement. Clinical implications from this inquiry suggest that understanding pathological gambling from a archetypal–mythical perspective not only encapsulates our current paradiagms of thought about gambling, but may offer a more a holistic approach to understanding the pathological gambler as it sets its theoretical tenets in a cultural, historical, and psychosocial world.	en
dc.description.peer-review	Yes	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Alberta Gaming Research Institute	en
dc.identifier.citation	Nixon, G., Solowoniuk, J., & McGowan, V. (2006). The counterfeit hero’s journey of the pathological gambler: A phenomenological hermeneutics investigation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 4(3), 217-232. DOI 10.1007/s11469-006-9021-0	en
dc.identifier.issn	1557-1882
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10133/368
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Springer	en
dc.publisher.faculty	School Health Sciences	en
dc.publisher.institution	University of Lethbridge	en
dc.publisher.url	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-006-9021-0
dc.subject	Pathological Gambling	en
dc.subject	Gambling	en
dc.subject	Mythic Structures	en
dc.subject	Archetypes	en
dc.subject	Hero's journey	en
dc.subject	Phenomenological Hermeneutics	en
dc.title	The Counterfeit Hero’s Journey of the Pathological Gambler: A Phenomenological Hermeneutics Investigation	en
dc.type	Article	en