Beyond the risk factors of sports-related match-fixing: Testing the applicability of situational action theory

IF 2 3区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

European Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI:10.1177/14773708231214037

Lucie Vanwersch, A. Willem, B. Constandt, Wim Hardyns

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Abstract

Despite the increasing academic interest in match-fixing, little is known about the behavioral determinants of this phenomenon. This study applies key theoretical concepts of situational action theory (SAT) to sportspersons’ decision-making process when confronted with sports-related match-fixing (SRMF) propositions. Using a factorial survey, amateur football players ( n = 661), and tennis players ( n = 609) in Flanders (Belgium) were asked to evaluate hypothetical realistic situations containing match-fixing propositions. Our results show that sportspersons’ crime propensity, mostly determined by their moral judgment of SRMF and self-control, and their levels of temptation, together with a number of SAT interactions, were the best predictors of SRMF as a form of sports-related rule breaking. We conclude that SAT provides a valuable theoretical framework to study fraud in sports phenomena such as SRMF, and that factorial surveys have great potential to allow researchers to reach beyond the risk factor stage of research, to efficiently inform prevention initiatives.

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超越与体育比赛有关的假球风险因素：检验情境行动理论的适用性

尽管学术界对假球问题的关注与日俱增，但对这一现象的行为决定因素却知之甚少。本研究将情境行动理论（SAT）的主要理论概念应用于运动员在面对与体育相关的假球（SRMF）命题时的决策过程。通过一项因子调查，比利时佛兰德斯的业余足球运动员（n = 661）和网球运动员（n = 609）被要求对包含假球提议的假设现实情境进行评估。我们的研究结果表明，运动员的犯罪倾向（主要由他们对 SRMF 的道德判断和自我控制能力决定）、诱惑水平以及 SAT 的一些交互作用，是 SRMF 作为一种体育相关规则破坏形式的最佳预测因素。我们的结论是，SAT 为研究 SRMF 等体育欺诈现象提供了一个宝贵的理论框架，而且因子调查具有巨大的潜力，可使研究人员超越风险因素研究阶段，有效地为预防措施提供信息。

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European Journal of Criminology CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Criminology is a refereed journal published by SAGE publications and the European Society of Criminology. It provides a forum for research and scholarship on crime and criminal justice institutions. The journal published high quality articles using varied approaches, including discussion of theory, analysis of quantitative data, comparative studies, systematic evaluation of interventions, and study of institutions of political process. The journal also covers analysis of policy, but not description of policy developments. Priority is given to articles that are relevant to the wider Europe (within and beyond the EU) although findings may be drawn from other parts of the world.