Internet use, abuse, and dependence among students at a southeastern regional university

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Fortson, Beverly L ^a,b   Scotti, Joseph R ^a   Chen, Yi Chuen ^a   Malone, Judith ^a   Del Ben, Kevin S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependence; Depression; Internet abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 35548948930     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.56.2.137-146     Document Type: Article

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