Beyond the fascination of online-games: Probing addictive behavior and depression in the world of online-gaming

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 473-479

  Stetina, Birgit U ^a   Kothgassner, Oswald D ^a   Lehenbauer, Mario ^a   Kryspin Exner, Ilse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Depression; MMO; MMORPG; Online games; Problematic internet use

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; MMO; MMORPG; ONLINE-GAMES; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE;

DISEASES; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

INTERNET;

EID: 78449288236     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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