Internet addiction, usage, gratification, and pleasure experience: The Taiwan college students' case

Computers and Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-80

  Chou, Chien ^a   Hsiao, Ming Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Internet; Internet addiction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003188654     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(00)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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