Relationship between Gambling Addiction and Violent Behaviour among University Students in Lang’ata Constituency
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Date
2020
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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
Abstract
Gambling addiction is unhealthy betting that could
result in problematic behaviour and experience of serious
multiple problems. Historically, betting is inherently an
acceptable recreational activity across human societies. Betting
has become a way of life and especially among university
students in Kenya. The study examined the relationship between
gambling addiction and violent behaviour among university
students in Lang'ata Constituency, Nairobi County. The target
population was 20,700 university students. The sample size was
393 students. Skinner's Theory of Learning was used in
understanding the relationship between types of gambling,
prevalence of gambling, risk factors of gambling, coping
strategies, and violent behaviour among university students.
Correlational research design was used. Stratified random
sampling was used in identifying the sample size. Descriptive
statistics was used in analysing descriptive data. Pearson's
Correlation Coefficients, ANOVA and Regression Analysis were
used in inferring results of the study. The response rate was
99.4%. Explanatory variables explained 73.7% of variation in
violent behaviour among university students while 26.3% of
variation in violence could be attributed to other factors outside
the scope of this study. All independent variables have
statistically significant relationship with the dependent variable
hence they were retained in the final model. The resulting
hypothesis affirms the relationship between gambling addiction
and violent behaviour among university students. To investigate
causality of betting addiction and violent behaviour among
students, experimental design may be appropriate in future
studies. Future studies may consider triangulating numerical and
non-numerical data in investigating the relationship between
betting addiction and violent behaviour among university
students. Insufficient betting infrastructure was abetting betting
in learning institutions in Kenya hence the need to enact policies
that promote healthy betting practices.
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types of gambling,, prevalence of gambling,, risk factors of gambling, coping strategies of gambling, violent behaviour