Relationship between video game playing and gambling behavior in children and adolescents

dc.contributor.author	Gupta, Rina
dc.date.accessioned	2004-01-30T20:10:37Z
dc.date.available	2004-01-30T20:10:37Z
dc.date.issued	1994-07
dc.description	Thesis (M.A.) written for the Dept. of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University.	en
dc.description.abstract	It is suggested that commercial video games and gambling activities make use of similar types of intermittent reinforcement schedules. This research seeks to examine the nature of this relationship amongst children and adolescents. One hundred and four children from grades 4, 6, and 8 participated. A questionnaire exploring issues related to video game playing and gambling behavior was completed and a computerized blackjack game was individually administered.	en
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dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/9730
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/267
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Gambling and teenagers	en
dc.subject	Video games and teenagers	en
dc.subject.other	Gambling Literature
dc.title	Relationship between video game playing and gambling behavior in children and adolescents	en
dc.type	master thesis	en