Benue State University, Makurdi

FOOTBALL ADDICTION AS CORRELATE OF AGGRESSIVE TENDENCY AND ACADEMIC MALADJUSTMENT AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN A SELECTED UNIVERSITY

Bolanle Ogungbamila PhD, Anthony Gbenro Balogun & Christy O. Olajugbagbe
(Department of Psychology, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria +2347062663826, uchoaondoaver@yahoo.com)

Abstract

There is a great deal of anecdotal evidence that football addiction can lead to aggressive behavior and maladjustment. However, the extent to which football addiction connects with undergraduates' aggressive tendency and academic maladjustment has not been given adequate empirical attention. Hence, the present study investigated the extent to which football addiction correlates with aggressive tendency and academic maladjustment among undergraduates. A cross-section survey research design was adopted. Participants were 362 undergraduate football fans (300 males; 62 females). Their ages ranged between 15 and 30 years (M = 22.30; SD = 2.88). The participants responded to Aggression Questionnaire, University Maladjustment Scale, and an adapted version of Exercise Dependence Scale. Results of the correlation analysis indicated that football addiction significantly correlated with aggressive tendency, such that undergraduates' aggressive tendency increased with football addiction [r (360) = .29; p < .01]. Similarly, undergraduates' level of academic maladjustment increased with football addiction [r (360) = .26; p < .01]. The implications of the findings were highlighted.

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