Use of the computer and Internet among Italian families: First national study

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 789-797

  Bricolo, Francesco ^a,b,c   Gentile, Douglas A ^d,e,f   Smelser, Rachel L ^d   Serpelloni, Giovanni ^a,b,c  

^a Ctr di Medicina Preventiva Sezione   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Delle Dipendenze   (Italy)

^c Osservatorio Regionale Dipendenza   (Italy)

^d Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^e IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f National Institute on Media and the Family   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEARCH ENGINE; SEX RATIO;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 37249002457     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9952     Document Type: Article

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