Andrew Harper
Biographic Data
| ID | 5509484 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Harper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Harper |
| SIGNATURE | HARPER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A brief self-help toolkit intervention for gambling problems: A randomized multisite trial
Two studies conducted in Massachusetts and Nevada evaluated the efficacy of a self-help toolkit for problem gambling. Individuals concerned about gambling-related problems, in response to public notices and newspaper advertisements, volunteered for a randomized trial of the self-help toolkit, Your First Step to Change: Gambling. Participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: (a) a printed toolkit, (b) the toolkit and a brief guide to t…
Gambling and Globalization: Sociological Perspectives on ‘the House’ and ‘the Players’
In this article, we explore a few ways in which the age‐old impulse to gamble has evolved into a global force. We start out by critically summarizing historical and foundational thinking on gambling in society, and then move into contemporary perspectives on the gambling act. We then focus upon two important actors in these global stages: ‘the house’ (the businesses that profit from gambling) and ‘the players’ (the individuals who, for the most p…
Academic Listening Comprehension: Does the Sum of the Parts Make up the Whole
A listening test administered to eighty-five non-native speaker students demonstrated that: (a) a significant relationship exists between global academic listening comprehension (ALC) and a subset of four microskills inferring the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary, and recognizing the respective functions of referential devices, conjunctive devices, and transitional devices; (b) each microskill tested is related to global ALC at p <.001 (correlati…
Gambling and Globalization: Sociological Perspectives on ‘the House’ and ‘the Players’
In this article, we explore a few ways in which the age‐old impulse to gamble has evolved into a global force. We start out by critically summarizing historical and foundational thinking on gambling in society, and then move into contemporary perspectives on the gambling act. We then focus upon two important actors in these global stages: ‘the house’ (the businesses that profit from gambling) and ‘the players’ (the individuals who, for the most p…
Academic Listening Comprehension: Does the Sum of the Parts Make up the Whole
A listening test administered to eighty-five non-native speaker students demonstrated that: (a) a significant relationship exists between global academic listening comprehension (ALC) and a subset of four microskills inferring the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary, and recognizing the respective functions of referential devices, conjunctive devices, and transitional devices; (b) each microskill tested is related to global ALC at p <.001 (correlati…
Gambling and Globalization: Sociological Perspectives on ‘the House’ and ‘the Players’
In this article, we explore a few ways in which the age‐old impulse to gamble has evolved into a global force. We start out by critically summarizing historical and foundational thinking on gambling in society, and then move into contemporary perspectives on the gambling act. We then focus upon two important actors in these global stages: ‘the house’ (the businesses that profit from gambling) and ‘the players’ (the individuals who, for the most p…
A brief self-help toolkit intervention for gambling problems: A randomized multisite trial
Two studies conducted in Massachusetts and Nevada evaluated the efficacy of a self-help toolkit for problem gambling. Individuals concerned about gambling-related problems, in response to public notices and newspaper advertisements, volunteered for a randomized trial of the self-help toolkit, Your First Step to Change: Gambling. Participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: (a) a printed toolkit, (b) the toolkit and a brief guide to t…
Gambling Behavior and Treatments (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Active listening (1 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Baseline (sea) (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Cognitive science (1 works) · Communication (1 works) · Comprehension (1 works) · Economics (1 works)