Relationships between problematic Internet use and problem-gambling severity: Findings from a high-school survey

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-21

  Yau, Yvonne H C ^a   Pilver, Corey E ^b   Steinberg, Marvin A ^c   Rugle, Loreen J ^d   Hoff, Rani A ^a   Krishnan Sarin, Suchitra ^a   Potenza, Marc N ^a,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services   (United States)

^d Problem Gambling Services of Connecticut   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral addiction; Internet; Problem gambling severity; Substance use

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD;

ARPG; ARPIU; AT-RISK/PROBLEM GAMBLING; AT-RISK/PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION; INTERNET; LOW-RISK GAMBLING; LRG; NG; NON-GAMBLING; PG; PIU; PROBLEM GAMBLING; PROBLEM GAMBLING SEVERITY; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; SUBSTANCE USE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84890232239     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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