Validation of the Chinese version of the Gambling Related Cognitions Scale (GRCS-C)

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-322

  Oei, Tian P S ^a,b   Lin, James ^a   Raylu, Namrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Toowong Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese; Cognitions; Confirmatory; Gambling; Psychometric

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34547325381     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-006-9040-6     Document Type: Article

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