It's not what you know, but how you use it: Statistical knowledge and adolescent problem gambling

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-193

  Delfabbro, Paul ^a   Lahn, Julie ^b   Grabosky, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cognitions; Irrational; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PEER GROUP; RATIONALIZATION; RECURRENCE; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS;

EID: 33746843104     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-006-9009-5     Document Type: Article

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