Psychiatric symptoms in adolescents with internet use: Comparison without internet use

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-194

  Kelleci, Meral ^a   Inal, Sevil ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 77951096733     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0026     Document Type: Article

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