Predictors of irrational thinking in regular slot machine gamblers

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-128

  Delfabbro, Paul H ^a   Winefeld, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUPERSTITION; THINKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RATIONALIZATION; RISK-TAKING; SUPERSTITIONS; THINKING;

EID: 0039381947     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980009600854     Document Type: Article

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