Psychometric Evaluation of the Problem Gambling Severity Index-Chinese Version (PGSI-C)

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 453-466

  Loo, Jasmine M Y ^a   Oei, Tian P S ^a   Raylu, Namrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canadian problem gambling index; Chinese; CPGI; Gambling; PGSI; Problem gambling severity index; Psychometric; Scale

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961017482     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9221-1     Document Type: Article

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