A cross-cultural study of gambling behaviour among adolescents

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-39

  Ellenbogen, Stephen ^a   Gupta, Rina ^a   Derevensky, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Culture; Gambling; Problem gambling; Quebec

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 33847659115     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-006-9044-2     Document Type: Article

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