Adolescent perceptions of the National Lottery and scratchcards: A qualitative study using group interviews

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 655-668

  Wood, Richard T A ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITEMENT; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MONEY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIALIZATION; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036887138     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jado.2002.0515     Document Type: Article

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