A pilot study of problem gambling among student online gamblers: Mood states as predictors of problematic behavior

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 741-745

  Matthews, Neil ^a   Farnsworth, Bill ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MOOD; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149097648     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2009.0050     Document Type: Article

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