Validation of the Chinese Version of the Gambling Motivation Scale (C-GMS)

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 709-724

  Wu, Anise M S ^a   Tang, Catherine So kum ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese; Gambling; Measurement; Motivation; Self determination; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

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

EID: 81155139135     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9234-9     Document Type: Article

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