Assessing the playing field: A prospective longitudinal study of Internet sports gambling behavior

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-362

  LaBrie, Richard A ^a,b   LaPlante, Debi A ^a,b   Nelson, Sarah E ^a,b   Schumann, Anja ^b   Shaffer, Howard J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gambling; Internet; Internet gambling; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT; STATISTICS;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SPORTS;

EID: 34547381106     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-007-9067-3     Document Type: Article

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