But, looking at the divorce rates between the late forties to the mid-sixties, one can already see the incipient
breakdown of marriage owing, in part, to hasty wartime
marriages combined with the
stress of servicemen reintegrating into civilian society.
We recognize that persons charged with domestic assault are often dealing with the additional
stress and upheaval that comes from the
breakdown of a long - term relationship or
marriage.
In relation to the open - ended question regarding the family impacts
of problem gambling, three categories
of response captured all answers given by the participants (excluding answers: no / little impact; n = 3): (1) financial impact including lack
of money, stealing, and theft; (2) intrapersonal impact including,
stress, anxiety, and depression; (3) interpersonal impact including
breakdown of a
marriage or intimate relationship, trust issues, aggression, fights and the time spent gambling instead
of with the family.