Department of General Studies, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
J Gambl Stud. 2020 Mar;36(1):343-354. doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09882-9.
Prediction and wager on the outcome of games/matches are known as sports betting. Positive attitudes toward sports betting may, in the long run, predict sports betting behavior and gambling-related problems. This study, therefore, examined the influence of gender, age, sports betting knowledge and peer-based gambling on attitudes toward sports betting among young adults in Nigeria. The ex-post facto design was adopted in this cross-sectional survey. The participants were 749 students (42.9% females) of a large tertiary institution in southwest Nigeria. A standardized questionnaire comprising demographics and measures of attitudes toward sports betting, sports betting knowledge and perception of peer gambling behavior was utilized in the study. Results revealed that attitudes toward sports betting are positive for older males who are knowledgeable about sports betting and have friends who gamble. Sports betting knowledge and peer-based gambling stood out as significant predictors of attitudes toward sports betting. The social circles of young adults may be the starting points for initiatives to develop healthy attitudes toward sports betting and preventing gambling-related problems.
对比赛/赛事结果的预测和押注被称为体育博彩。对体育博彩的积极态度从长远来看可能会预测出体育博彩行为和与赌博相关的问题。因此，本研究调查了性别、年龄、体育博彩知识和基于同伴的赌博对尼日利亚青年对体育博彩态度的影响。本研究采用了回顾性设计的横断面调查。参与者是尼日利亚西南部一所大型高校的 749 名学生（42.9%为女性）。研究中使用了一份标准化的问卷，其中包括人口统计学资料以及对体育博彩态度、体育博彩知识和对同伴赌博行为的看法的衡量标准。结果表明，对于年长的男性、对体育博彩有知识且有朋友赌博的人来说，对体育博彩的态度是积极的。体育博彩知识和基于同伴的赌博是体育博彩态度的重要预测因素。年轻人的社交圈可能是制定培养健康的体育博彩态度和预防与赌博相关问题的起点。
