Positive youth development and behavioral intention to gamble among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 163-172

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavioral intention to gamble; Positive youth development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHINA; CHINESE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREDICTION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; STUDENT;

EID: 77952338116     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2010.22.1.163     Document Type: Article

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