Student-Athletes and Gambling: An Analysis of Attitudes Towards Risk-Taking

Authors: Cross M.E.¹; Basten J.²; Hendrick E.M.²; Kristofic B.²; Schaffer E.J.²

Source: Journal of Gambling Studies, Volume 14, Number 4, 1998 , pp. 431-439(9)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Gambling scandals at Arizona State University, Boston College, and Northwestern University have made gambling prevention a point of emphasis in the NCAA and throughout colleges and universities across the nation. Despite this emphasis, there is minimal research at any level regarding gambling and student-athletes. This research examines attitudinal differences towards risk-taking among student-athletes who gamble on college sports and those who indicate no such gambling activity. Our findings indicate that student-athletes who gambled were more likely to have attitudes supportive of risk taking behavior than their student-athlete peers who did not gamble.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: University of Michigan. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-0071; mcross@princeton.edu 2: University of Michigan

Publication date: 1998-01-01