Gambling as emotion management: Developing a grounded theory of problem gambling

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 383-400

  Ricketts, Thomas ^a   Macaskill, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Emotion; Grounded theory; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING;

EID: 0346217098     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1606635031000062074     Document Type: Article

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