Validation of the reasons for gambling questionnaire (RGQ) in a British population survey

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 276-280

  Canale, Natale ^a   Santinello, Massimo ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Gambling motives; Online gambling; Reasons for gambling; Subgroups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRY; REASON FOR GAMBLING QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY; AGED; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RECREATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924065271     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.01.035     Document Type: Article

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