Gambling, Gambling Activities, and Problem Gambling

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-302

  Holtgraves, Thomas ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gambling activities; individual differences; problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANADIAN PROBLEM GAMBLING INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBLEM GAMBLING SEVERITY INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650162396     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014181     Document Type: Article

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