Pop-up messages, dissociation, and craving: How monetary limit reminders facilitate adherence in a session of slot machine gambling

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 268-273

  Stewart, Melissa J ^a   Wohl, Michael J A ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

monetary limits; pop up messages; slot machine gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV-TR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; MONETARY LIMIT POP UP REMINDER; MONEY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84880543585     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029882     Document Type: Article

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