Is compulsive internet use related to sensitivity to reward and punishment, and impulsivity?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 729-735

  Meerkerk, G J ^a   Van Den Eijnden, R J J M ^b   Franken, I H A ^c   Garretsen, H F L ^d  

^a Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compulsive internet use; Impulsivity; Internet addiction; Sensitivity to punishment; Sensitivity to reward

Indexed keywords

EATING DISORDERS; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET USE; INTERNET USERS; PREDICTIVE VALUES; PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

INTERNET;

EID: 77955227798     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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