Do warning signs on electronic gaming machines influence irrational cognitions?

Psychological Reports

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-187

  Monaghan, Sally ^a   Blaszczynski, Alex ^a   Nower, Lia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 70350108651     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.105.1.173-187     Document Type: Article

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