Do predictors of gambling involvement differ across male and female adolescents?

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-392

  Chalmers, Heather ^a   Willoughby, Teena ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gambling; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PEER GROUP; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33750937543     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-006-9024-6     Document Type: Article

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