PEER INFLUENCE, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND UNEMPLOYMENT AS PREDICTORS OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN SPORT BETTING IN ILORIN METROPOLIS

Abdussalam Abdulhameed (), Mohammed Sanusi YUSUF () and Titilayo Olamide ARINDE-SEMEON ()
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Abdussalam Abdulhameed: Department of Social Work, Postal: University of Ilorin,, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php
Mohammed Sanusi YUSUF: Department of Social Work, Postal: University of Ilorin, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php
Titilayo Olamide ARINDE-SEMEON: Department of Social Work, Postal: University of Ilorin, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php

Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2020, vol. 22, issue 1, 28-42

Abstract: The study examined peer influence, socio-economic status and unemployment as predictors of youth engagement in sport betting in Ilorin Metropolis. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 8 major betting centres in the area of study and simple random sampling technique was used to select 312 correspondents in the selected betting centres. Asemistructured questionnaire titled, “Peer Influence Socio-Economic Status Unemployment and Sport Betting Questionnaire (PISEFUSBQ)” was used for gathering data for the study. The data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significant. The findings revealed that there was positive significant relationship between peer influence and sport betting (r = .640, P

Keywords: Peer Influence; Socio-economic status; Unemployment; Sport Betting. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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