The relationship between online game addiction and aggression, self-control and narcissistic personality traits

European Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-218

  Kim, Eun Joo ^a   Namkoong, Kee ^a   Ku, Taeyun ^b   Kim, Se Joo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aggression; Narcissistic personality traits; Online game addiction; Self control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GAME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NARCISSISM; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNET; KOREA; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 40849124244     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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