Personal Luck Usage Scale (PLUS): Psychometric validation of a measure of gambling-related belief in luck as a personal possession

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-21

  Wohl, Michael J A ^a   Stewart, Melissa J ^a,b   Young, Matthew M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Beliefs; Cognition; Irrational beliefs; Psychology; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953800768     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2010.541270     Document Type: Article

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