Life dynamism explorations on perceived quality of life and social exchange paradigms in casino settings

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-157

  Chhabra, Deepak ^a   Gursoy, Dogan ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age groups; Casino gambling life characteristics; Perceptions; Quality of life; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

GAMBLING; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL THEORY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61549119703     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400802685989     Document Type: Article

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