Problem gambling, gaming and Internet use in adolescents: Relationships with emotional intelligence in clinical and special needs samples

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 288-293

  Parker, James D A ^a   Summerfeldt, Laura J ^a   Taylor, Robyn N ^c   Kloosterman, Patricia H ^a,b   Keefer, Kateryna V ^a,b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Adolescent health; Emotional intelligence; Gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878128266     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.02.025     Document Type: Article

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