Risk factors for problematic gambling: A critical literature review

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-92

  Johansson, Agneta ^a   Grant, Jon E ^b   Kim, Suck Won ^b   Odlaug, Brian L ^b   Götestam, K Gunnar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental studies; Pathological gambling; Risk factors; Significance

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 59849091845     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-008-9088-6     Document Type: Article

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