The South Oaks Gambling Screen-Revised Adolescent (SOGS-RA) revisited: A cut-point analysis

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-308

  Boudreau, Brock ^a   Poulin, Christiane ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent gambling; Criterion validity; Problem gambling; ROC; SOGS RA

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NOVA SCOTIA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 34547241810     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-006-9039-z     Document Type: Article

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