Using the Rasch model to develop a revised gambling attitudes and beliefs scale (GABS) for use with male college student gamblers

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1013-1024

  Strong, David R ^a,b   Daughters, Stacey B ^c   Lejuez, C W ^c   Breen, Robert B ^a,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambling attitudes; Problem gambling; Rasch; Student gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942615233     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120030897     Document Type: Article

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