The relationship between impulsivity and Internet addiction in a sample of Chinese adolescents

European Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 466-471

  Cao, Fenglin ^a,b   Su, Linyan ^a   Liu, TieQiao ^a   Gao, Xueping ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Addiction; Adolescents; Behavior; Disorders of environmental origin; Impulsivity; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BARRATT IMPULSIVENESS SCALE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINESE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONNAIRE FOR INTERNET ADDICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 35348951175     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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