Female frequent Internet gamblers: A qualitative study investigating the role of family, social situation and work

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-309

  Corney, Roslyn ^a   Davis, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Family; Gambling; Help seeking; Internet; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955937545     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2010.488088     Document Type: Article

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