Effects of Personality and Gender on Fantasy Sports Game Participation: The Moderating Role of Perceived Knowledge

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 427-441

  Lee, Woo Young ^a   Kwak, Dae Hee ^b   Lim, Choonghoon ^c   Pedersen, Paul M ^c   Miloch, Kimberly S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fantasy sports game; Locus of control; Need for cognition; Perceived knowledge; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961000581     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9218-9     Document Type: Article

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