A new instrument to measure cognitive distortions in video lottery terminal users: The Informational Biases Scale (IBS)

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-403

  Jefferson, Steven ^a   Nicki, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive distortions; Scale development; VLT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GAME; HUMAN; ILLUSION; INFORMATIONAL BIASES SCALE; MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOMETRY; RECREATION; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; COMPUTER TERMINAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTER TERMINALS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1542469933     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026327926024     Document Type: Article

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