Toward testing a general theory of addictions : an examination of gambling, risk-taking, and related personality variables in adolescents

The three reported studies examine the possible etiology of gambling behavior and its correlates in adolescents with respect to motivational factors, predisposing factors as assessed by personality, depression and risk-taking traits, and by testing Jacobs' (1986) General Theory of Addictions wh...

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Main Author: Gupta, Rina.
Other Authors: Derevensky, Jeffrey L. (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1997
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=34729