Differentiation of internet addiction risk level based on autonomic nervous responses: The internet-addiction hypothesis of autonomic activity

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-378

  Lu, Dong Wei ^a   Wang, Jenn Wu ^a   Huang, Andrew Chih Wei ^a  

^a FO GUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULSE RATE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULSE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955902628     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0254     Document Type: Article

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