Electronic media use, reading, and academic distractibility in college youth

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 560-566

  Levine, Laura E ^a   Waite, Bradley M ^a   Bowman, Laura L ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERNET; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLICATION; READING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; MASS MEDIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; STUDENTS;

EID: 34548269563     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9990     Document Type: Article

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