The motivations of adolescents who are addicted to online games: A cognitive perspective

Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 165, 2007, Pages 179-197

  Wan, Chin Sheng ^a   Chiou, Wen Bin ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 34249066409     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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