A comparative study of involvement and motivation among casino gamblers

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-149

  Lee, Choong Ki ^a   Lee, Bongkoo ^b   Bernhard, Bo Jason ^c   Tae, Kyung Lee ^d  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Involvement; Motivation; Non problem gambler; Probable pathological gambler; Some problem gambler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SOCIALIZATION; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 70350077087     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2009.6.3.141     Document Type: Article

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