Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 M.Sc. of Sport Management, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
2 Assistant Prof. of Sport Management, Razi University, Kermanshah Iran.
Abstract
This paper aims to study the motivators & consequences of betting in football by using the structural equations approach. In the first stage, a qualitative method & to test the pattern, a quantitative method based on structural equations pattern were applied. The population in the qualitative part consisted of experts & academics in sports management which was chosen through purposeful sampling method, snowball method, & theoretical saturation factor of the desired sample method. Eleven of these academics & experts were interviewed. In the qualitative part, the data was gathered via a questionnaire designed by the researcher. In the quantitative part, random purposeful sampling was used (385 people). The findings of the present research showed that betting motivators include social incentives, social media/networks, tempting motivators, pleasure, & the outcomes of betting. It is suggested that legal measures such as cyber police surveillance of these websites be taken. Moreover, alternative recreational activities & facilities need to be provided for the young, if their tendency toward these sites is to be reduced.
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