Social Facilitation in Online and Offline Gambling: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 240-247

  Cole, Tom ^a   Barrett, Douglas J K ^b   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gambling; Internet gambling; Online gambling; Problem gambling; Social facilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957627327     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-010-9281-6     Document Type: Review

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