Effect of internet use on depression, loneliness, aggression and preference for internet communication: A panel study with 10- to 12-year-old children in Japan

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-318

  Takahira, Mieko ^a   Ando, Reiko ^b   Sakamoto, Akira ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MULTIMEDIA EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b KINJO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anger; Decreased interest; Depressed mood; Elementary school children; Hostility; Internet use; Loneliness; Panel study; Preference for internet communication; Verbal aggression

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

ANGER; DECREASED INTEREST; DEPRESSED MOOD; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; HOSTILITY; INTERNET COMMUNICATION; INTERNET USE; LONELINESS; PANEL STUDIES; VERBAL AGGRESSION;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 78651564602     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2008.019191     Document Type: Article

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