Research Article

Impulsion and Addictive Gambling Behaviour

GOSHIT N. J1*, PWAJOK, J. Y.1, ADAKOLE T. E1
1 Department General and Applied psychology, University of Jos, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: nanbamgoshit@gmail.com
Published: Dec, 2017
DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2017.iojaa6ab
Pages: 148-156

Abstract

The study examined impulsitivity: A predictor of addictive gambling behavior among youths. 150 participants were drawn from various locations in Jos metropolis comprising of 105 males and 45 females with age range of 18-45 years. The short form of Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) developed by Marcello Spinella (2005) consisting of 15 items was used to measure impulsivity while the Gambling Addictive Behavior Scale (GABS) developed by Hyun Sook and Sun Young (2012) was used to measure addictive gambling behavior. Three hypotheses were tested using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study showed that there was no significant effect of impulsivity on addictive gambling behavior F (1, 148) = 0.479, p = 0.490 (p> .05); more so, there was a significant effect of impulsivity on addictive gambling behaviour among young and old participants, F (1, 87) = 4.154, p = 0.045 (p< .05). Finally, there was a significant effect of impulsivity on addictive gambling behaviour among males and females participants. F (1, 87) = 26.383, p = 0.0005 (p

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How to Cite

J, G. N., Y., P. J., & E, A. T. (2017). Impulsion and Addictive Gambling Behaviour. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 9(1), 148-156. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2017.iojaa6ab

G. N. J, P. J. Y., and A. T. E, "Impulsion and Addictive Gambling Behaviour," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 148-156, December 2017. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2017.iojaa6ab

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