Social consequences of the Internet for adolescents: A decade of research

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Valkenburg, Patti M ^a   Peter, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Internet; Internet effects; Social competence; Social connectedness; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849172270     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01595.x     Document Type: Article

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