A longitudinal study of the effects of Internet use and videogame playing on academic performance and the roles of gender, race and income in these relationships

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 228-239

  Jackson, Linda A ^a   Von Eye, Alexander ^a   Witt, Edward A ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a   Fitzgerald, Hiram E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Internet; Technology; Videogames

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIANS; INTERNET USE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SPATIAL SKILLS; TECHNOLOGY USE; VIDEO GAME;

EDUCATION; TECHNOLOGY;

INTERNET;

EID: 78449288150     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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