Personality traits in pathological gambling: Sensation seeking, deferment of gratification and competitiveness as risk factors

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-212

  Parke, Adrian ^a   Griffiths, Mark ^a   Irwing, Paul ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Deferment of gratification; Pathological gambling; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENSATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 2942573378     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1606635310001634500     Document Type: Article

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