Differences between problem and nonproblem gamblers in subjective arousal and affective valence amongst electronic gaming machine players

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1863-1867

  Brown, Stephen L ^a   Rodda, Simone ^b   Phillips, James G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affect; Arousal; Gambling; Valence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXCITEMENT; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SELF REPORT; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 7644222318     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.03.030     Document Type: Article

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