The validity and reliability of four measures of gambling behaviour in a sample of Singapore university students

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-462

  Arthur, David ^a   Tong, Wai Leng ^a   Chen, Chia Pei ^a   Hing, Ai Yun ^b   Sagara Rosemeyer, Miharu ^a   Kua, Ee Heok ^a   Ignacio, Jeanette ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CPGI; DSM IV; GA 20; Gambling; Psychometric property; Reliability; SOGS; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS;

EID: 53649108524     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-008-9103-y     Document Type: Article

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