Television viewing, computer use, and a hostile perception of classmates among adolescents from 34 countries

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-105

  Kuntsche, Emmanuel ^a   Overpeck, Mary ^b   Dallago, Lorenza ^c  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Computer use; Cross cultural research; Hierarchical linear regression; Multilevel models; Perception of a lack of classmate support; Television viewing

Indexed keywords

EID: 45549098433     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.67.2.97     Document Type: Article

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