A qualitative investigation of problem gambling as an escape-based coping strategy

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-125

  Wood, Richard T A ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FANTASY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847693149     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608306X107881     Document Type: Article

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