Gambling behaviours and motivations: A cross-cultural study of chinese and Caucasians in Australia

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-34

  Oei, Tian P S ^a   Raylu, Namrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese; Community; Cross cultural; Gambling; Motivation; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149126085     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008095692     Document Type: Article

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