Effects of expertise on football betting

Khazaal, Yasser; Chatton, Anne; Billieux, Joel; Bizzini, Lucio; Monney, Grégoire; Fresard, Emmanuelle; Thorens, Gabriel; Bondolfi, Guido; El-Guebaly, Nady; Zullino, Daniele Fabio; Khan, Riaz Ahmad

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Title		Effects of expertise on football betting
Authors		Khazaal, Yasser Chatton, Anne Billieux, Joel Bizzini, Lucio Monney, Grégoire Fresard, Emmanuelle Thorens, Gabriel Bondolfi, Guido El-Guebaly, Nady Zullino, Daniele Fabio Khan, Riaz Ahmad show all authors [1 - 11]
Published in		Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2012, vol. 7, p. 18
Abstract		Football (soccer) is one of the most popular sports in the world, including Europe. It is associated with important betting activities. A common belief, widely spread among those who participate in gambling activities, is that knowledge and expertise on football lead to better prediction skills for match outcomes. If unfounded, however, this belief should be considered as a form of "illusion of control." The aim of this study was to examine whether football experts are better than nonexperts at predicting football match scores.
Keywords		Adult — Age Distribution — Analysis of Variance — Female — Gambling/psychology — Humans — Logistic Models — Male — Middle Aged — Questionnaires — Self Efficacy — Sex Distribution — Soccer
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1186/1747-597X-7-18 PMID: 22578101
Full text		Article (Published version) (245 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de psychiatrie Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires
Research groups		Abus de substances (834) Evaluation et traitement de la dépression (690)
Citation (ISO format)		KHAZAAL, Yasser et al. Effects of expertise on football betting. In: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2012, vol. 7, p. 18. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:33160