Superstitious beliefs in gambling among problem and non-problem gamblers: Preliminary data

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-180

  Joukhador, Jackie ^a   Blaszczynski, Alex ^b   Maccallum, Fiona ^c  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erroneous perceptions; Non problem gambling; Problem gambling; Superstitious beliefs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SELF REPORT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUPERSTITION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SUPERSTITIONS;

EID: 3042810390     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOGS.0000022308.27774.2b     Document Type: Article

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