The role of social environment in relationships of young persons from the perspective of secondary school employees

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati ulogu okoline u obilježjima klađenja kod mladih osoba. Sudjelovalo je 101 sudionik u rasponu od 18 do 35 godina starosti, a istraživanje je provedeno na području grada Zagreba. U istraživanju je korišten anketni upitnik, a pristanak na sudjelovanje izjavljen je usmeno istraživaču. Rezultati su pokazali da što češće sudionici razgovaraju o klađenju s obitelji i prijateljima, to se češće i sami klade, no ne postoji razlika u učestalosti klađenja između sudionika koji u obitelji imaju nekoga tko se kladi u kladionicama i onih kojima članovi obitelji uopće ne koriste usluge kladionica. Nadalje, sudionici su naveli da su najčešći razlozi njihova klađenja financijske prirode te jer im je to zabavno i uzbudljivo. Navedene spoznaje predstavljaju dobru podlogu u razumijevanju problema klađenja kod mladih, koji su ionako podložni utjecaju društva u kojem se nalaze te se u potrazi za zabavom, uzbuđenjem, autonomijom, uspjehom i sigurnošću adolescenti mogu upustiti i u kockanje.The aim of this study was to examine the role of social environment in the characteristics of betting among young people. There were 101 participants in the range of 18 to 35 years of age and the research was conducted in the city of Zagreb. A questionnare survey was used and the consent to participate was given to the researcher orally. The results showed that higher frequency of talking about betting with friends and family members is correlated with more frequent betting, while there was no difference in the frequency of betting between the participants who have somebody in the household who bets and those whose family members do not use betting services at all. Furthermore, the participants stated that the most common reasons for betting were of a financial nature and because they found it fun and exciting. The aforementioned findings are a good platform for understanding the problem of betting among young people who are vulnerable to the influence of the society, and in search of fun, excitement, autonomy, success and safety, adolescents may turn to gambling