Unregulated Internet usage: Addiction, habit, or deficient self-regulation?

Media Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-253

  LaRose, Robert ^a   Lin, Carolyn A ^b   Eastin, Matthew S ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0042074089     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0503_01     Document Type: Review

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