Effects of sports betting on student wellbeing at Bindura University of Science Education: A case study of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. (2024)
- Author
- TADIWANASHE OSMUND CHINYEMBA
- Title
- Effects of sports betting on student wellbeing at Bindura University of Science Education: A case study of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. (2024)
- Abstract
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ABSTRACT
The study what effects of sports betting on the wellbeing of students at the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Bindura University of Science Education. A case study was used of as the research design. The research was qualitative in nature and made use of in-depth interviews, key informant interviews and focused group discussions for data collections. 30 participants were used as a sample for the study drawn from the target population for the purpose data collection. The social learning theory and the theory of wellbeing were used in the study. The study deducted that poverty, peer influence, need for entertainment and proximity are amongst the drivers of sports betting amongst students. Moreover, the study revealed that sports betting amongst students is characterized by randomness, research as strategy, individualism as well as online soccer betting being the major type of sports betting. In addition, the study highlighted financial losses, mental health issues, academic drop in grades and strained relationships as some of the effects of sports betting on university students’ wellbeing. The study resulted in the formulation of a model that addressed the effects of sports betting on university students’ wellbeing. The study recommends that the social workers at the university, the university, the community as well as the state with regards to tackling the consequences of sports betting on the wellbeing of not only students, but every person involved in sports betting.
- Date
- JUNE 2024
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
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effects of sports betting
wellbeing of students
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
entertainment - Supervisor
- MR L.C. NYAMAKA
- Item sets
- Department of Social Work
