Is video-game playing a risk factor for pathological gambling in Australian adolescents?

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-405

  Delfabbro, Paul ^a   King, Daniel ^a   Lambos, Chrisi ^a   Puglies, Stan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent gambling; Pathological gambling; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 70349316875     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9138-8     Document Type: Article

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