Testing the validity of the Need Inventory (NISS) within a clinical context: The role of pathological gambling

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 661-664

  Hammelstein, Philipp ^a   Roth, Marcus ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; NISS; Pathological gambling; Sensation seeking; SSS V

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957299535     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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