Psychology of computer use: XL. Addictive use of the Internet - A case that breaks the stereotype

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 899-902

  Young, Kimberly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER NETWORK; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER LITERACY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0030338663     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3.899     Document Type: Article

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