Understanding sports betting among young male student-teachers in Ghana

IF 1.3 Q4 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Journal of Gambling Issues Pub Date : 2022-01-31 DOI:10.4309/jgi.2022.49.8
E. Acheampong, E. Sarpong, Memunatu Mahamah
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Drawing on sports betting, leisure studies and rationality concept provides information to understand how those training to be teachers are gradually gravitating towards gambling to the detriment of their studies at the university. A thorough analysis of 42 young male adults interviewed at betting shops in the university community revealed how they have become involved in sports betting activities for additional financial rewards. Results show that peer pressure is a strong persuader drawing new student teachers to sports betting activities, which makes it difficult for them to effectively focus on their studies. This has resulted in certain of the students getting poor grades, loss of concentration in class, strained relationships, increased exclusion or rejection from study groups, as well as significant negative effects on academic work, health and well-being, family, and society at large. This study recommends that stakeholders in education address this increasing social issue among young male adults through effective preventive strategy and educational promotion as an intervention to avoid thwarting the progress of the new educational reforms in Ghana.
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了解加纳年轻男学生教师的体育博彩
利用体育博彩,休闲研究和理性概念提供了信息,以了解那些接受培训的教师如何逐渐被赌博所吸引,从而损害了他们在大学的学习。一项对42名在大学社区博彩店接受采访的年轻男性进行的深入分析揭示了他们是如何参与体育博彩活动以获得额外的经济奖励的。结果表明,同伴压力是吸引新教师参与体育博彩活动的强大说服因素,这使得他们难以有效地集中精力学习。这导致了一些学生成绩不佳,在课堂上注意力不集中,人际关系紧张,被学习小组排斥或拒绝的情况增加,以及对学业、健康和福祉、家庭和整个社会产生重大的负面影响。本研究建议教育利益相关者通过有效的预防策略和教育推广作为干预措施来解决年轻男性成年人中这一日益严重的社会问题,以避免阻碍加纳新教育改革的进展。
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