Multiple determinants of life quality: The roles of Internet activities, use of new media, social support, and leisure activities

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-180

  Leung, Louis ^a   Lee, Paul S N ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Internet; Leisure activities; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; CD-ROM; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COMPUTER GAMES; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

INTERNET;

EID: 14044268717     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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