Determinants of problem sports betting among college students: moderating roles of betting frequency and impulsive betting tendency.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Given the risk and increased incidence of problem betting for young adults, the purpose of the current study was to understand what influences college students' problem sports betting behavior using the theory of planned behavior (TPB).

Methods

An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted. Data were collected from 311 college students in the U.S. using a survey questionnaire and primarily analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique to investigate the relationships between the study variables. In addition, multi-group SEM analyses were conducted to investigate the moderating roles of betting frequency and impulsive betting tendencies regarding sports betting.

Results

The results suggested that college

SUBMITTER: Shen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594762 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature