Trait gambling cognitions predict near-miss experiences and persistence in laboratory slot machine gambling

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 412-427

  Billieux, Joël ^a,b   Van der Linden, Martial ^a,c   Khazaal, Yasser ^b   Zullino, Daniele ^b   Clark, Luke ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLEASURE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PLEASURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864019743     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02083.x     Document Type: Article

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