Behavioural Addictions in Adolescents and Young Adults: Results from a Prevalence Study

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-214

  Villella, Corrado ^a   Martinotti, Giovanni ^a   Di Nicola, Marco ^a   Cassano, Maria ^b   La Torre, Giuseppe ^c   Gliubizzi, Maria Daniela ^a   Messeri, Immacolata ^d   Petruccelli, Filippo ^d   Bria, Pietro ^a   Janiri, Luigi ^a   Conte, Gianluigi ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Drug Addiction Service   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behavioural addictions; Epidemiology; Pathological Gambling; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; ITALY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; ITALY; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856383244     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9206-0     Document Type: Article

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