International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology
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Department of Psychology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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  Prevalence of Sport Betting and Its Relationship with Young and Adult?s Psychosocial Behavior in Hawassa City
  Author(s): Wondimagegn Girma Abebe* and Deribe Workineh Adamu
  
  Recently sport betting has become a way of life in most major cities and towns of the world including Ethiopia which resulted in a high rate of gambling among adolescents and young adults. This study was aimed to examine the prevalence of sport betting and its relationship with adolescent and young adults’ psychosocial behavior. The study subjects were selected using convenience (availability) sampling. Thus a total of 146 adolescent and young adults involved in sport betting practices from Hawassa city and nearby towns were the study participants. In doing so, descriptive cross-sectional research design was employed. Data was produced Questionnaire and key informant interview protocols were utilized as a data gathering tools. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze quantitative data; whereas the qualitative data was analyzed thematically.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2469-9837.23.10.280

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