Problem Gambling of Chinese College Students: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-324

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chinese; College students; Intention; Norms; Perceived control; Problem gambling; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860449865     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-011-9250-4     Document Type: Article

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