The Effect of Including a Monetary Motive Item on the Gambling Motives Questionnaire in a Sample of Moderate Gamblers

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-344

  Dechant, Kristianne ^a   Ellery, Michael ^b  

^a Manitoba Gaming Control Commission   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factor structure; Money; Motives; Psychometrics; Winning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REWARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856402221     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9197-x     Document Type: Article

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