Probing the link between narcissism and gambling: The mediating role of judgment and decision-making biases

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-137

  Lakey, Chad E ^a,c   Rose, Paul ^b   Campbell, W Keith ^a,c   Goodie, Adam S ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^d Georgia Decision Lab

Author keywords

Gambling; Georgia gambling task; Iowa gambling task; Narcissism; Overconfidence; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349120627     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: 10990771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.582     Document Type: Article

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