Online computer gaming: A comparison of adolescent and adult gamers

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-96

  Griffiths, Mark D ^a   Davies, Mark N O ^a   Chappell, Darren ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1242321082     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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