Gambling related cognitions mediate the association between thinking style and problem gambling severity

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-267

  Emond, Melissa S ^a   Marmurek, Harvey H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive distortions; Problem gambling; Thinking styles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLUSION; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS; SUPERSTITION; THINKING; GAMBLING; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RATIONALIZATION; REALITY TESTING; RISK-TAKING; SUPERSTITIONS; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951976634     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9164-6     Document Type: Article

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