Internet addiction and delay discounting in college students

Psychological Record

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-286

  Saville, Bryan K ^a   Gisbert, Amanda ^a   Kopp, Jason ^a   Telesco, Carolyn ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; College students; Delay discounting; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952792030     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395707     Document Type: Article

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