Examining the effects of online sports betting on the perceived economic wellbeing of student-athletes

The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of online sports betting on the perceived economic wellbeing of student-athletes using the regression analysis with an interaction effect used to test the effect of demographic variables on the relationship between dependent and independent variabl...

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Autores principales: Gathoni Ndungu Benson, Simon P. Munayi, Janet Wanjira, Justus Inyega
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Publicado: Ümit Hacıoğlu 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:984e6ddf49de405eb026f178bb97a5c62021-11-07T08:04:32ZExamining the effects of online sports betting on the perceived economic wellbeing of student-athletes2147-447810.20525/ijrbs.v10i7.1435https://doaj.org/article/984e6ddf49de405eb026f178bb97a5c62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/1435https://doaj.org/toc/2147-4478The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of online sports betting on the perceived economic wellbeing of student-athletes using the regression analysis with an interaction effect used to test the effect of demographic variables on the relationship between dependent and independent variables. Correlation analysis was used to test the relationship between independent variables. The findings reveal that there was a positive and significant association3 between gambling severity and economic wellbeing. The study revealed that students’ sports bet online with large amounts of money to get the feeling of excitement. Sports betting leads to overspending which can disrupt home life to such an extent that it has some social effects such as the break-up of families. Sometimes due to sports betting the only deceptive course of action that seems to remain too often may lead the bettor to commit suicide.Gathoni Ndungu BensonSimon P. MunayiJanet WanjiraJustus InyegaÜmit Hacıoğluarticleonline sports betting, economic wellbeing, student-athletesSocial SciencesHENInternational Journal of Research In Business and Social Science, Vol 10, Iss 7, Pp 242-248 (2021)
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Gathoni Ndungu Benson
Simon P. Munayi
Janet Wanjira
Justus Inyega
Examining the effects of online sports betting on the perceived economic wellbeing of student-athletes
description The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of online sports betting on the perceived economic wellbeing of student-athletes using the regression analysis with an interaction effect used to test the effect of demographic variables on the relationship between dependent and independent variables. Correlation analysis was used to test the relationship between independent variables. The findings reveal that there was a positive and significant association3 between gambling severity and economic wellbeing. The study revealed that students’ sports bet online with large amounts of money to get the feeling of excitement. Sports betting leads to overspending which can disrupt home life to such an extent that it has some social effects such as the break-up of families. Sometimes due to sports betting the only deceptive course of action that seems to remain too often may lead the bettor to commit suicide.
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