Communication Theories and Analysis, Faculty of Information Science, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Marketing Department, ESERP Business & Law School, 28016 Madrid, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 7;18(11):6152. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18116152.
This research analyzes young people's perception of the presence of tipsters as influencers on online sports gambling and whether their presence can promote addiction to this activity. To achieve this goal, we designed a questionnaire that was administered to young people in public universities in Madrid, being answered by 1032 individuals, out of whom 613 claimed to be regular bettors. We proceeded to the factor analysis of the variables with a high or very high correlation, and results showed that young people perceive a clear relationship between gambling and addiction. An even more enlightening aspect is the result that links tipsters with addiction to online sports gambling; young people's perception correlates both concepts with extraordinary strength. This study's main conclusion makes it clear that there is a huge amount of influence of tipsters on the world of online sports betting, as well as the risk of marrying these two concepts, since young people perceive that either they or others could be initiated into the world of problem gambling.
这项研究分析了年轻人对提示者作为在线体育博彩影响者的看法，以及他们的存在是否会助长对这种活动的成瘾。为了实现这一目标，我们设计了一份问卷，在马德里的公立大学中对年轻人进行了调查，共有 1032 人回答了问卷，其中 613 人声称是经常赌客。我们对相关性高或非常高的变量进行了因子分析，结果表明年轻人清楚地认识到赌博和成瘾之间的关系。更有启发性的方面是将提示者与在线体育博彩成瘾联系起来的结果；年轻人对这两个概念的看法具有极强的相关性。这项研究的主要结论表明，提示者对在线体育博彩世界有巨大的影响，以及将这两个概念结合起来的风险，因为年轻人认为他们自己或其他人可能会被卷入到赌博成瘾的世界中。
