Validation of the gambling motives questionnaire in emerging adults

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 867-885

  Lambe, Laura ^a   Mackinnon, Sean P ^a   Stewart, Sherry H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping motives; Emerging adult gamblers; Enhancement motives; Gambling Motives Questionnaire (GMQ); Social motives; Validation of the GMQ

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; ADULT; CONTROL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REWARD; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943270636     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-014-9467-0     Document Type: Article

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