A comparative study of uses of the internet among college students with and without internet addiction

Psychological Reports

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1103-1112

  Kesici, Şahin ^a   Şahin, Ismail ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPULSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS; TURKEY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950348056     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.105.F.1103-1112     Document Type: Article

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