The Gambling Related Cognitions Scale (GRCS): Development, confirmatory factor validation and psychometric properties

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 757-769

  Raylu, Namrata ^a   Oei, Tian P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Community; Confirmatory factor analyses; Gambling; Problem gamblers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; THE GAMBLING RELATED COGNITIONS SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 2942535842     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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