Gambling control self-efficacy as a mediator of the effects of low emotional intelligence on problem gambling

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-411

  Kaur, Inderjit ^a   Schutte, Nicola S ^a   Thorsteinsson, Einar B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Gambling; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33750947844     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-006-9029-1     Document Type: Article

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