Social and personality correlates of gambling attitudes and behavior among Chinese residents of Macau

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1047-1071

  Taormina, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Chinese values; Coworker support; Family support; Gambling attitudes; Gambling behavior; Illusion of control; Life satisfaction; Neuroticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749124218     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509347935     Document Type: Article

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