Trends in youth's videogame playing, overall computer use, and communication technology use: The impact of self-esteem and the Big Five personality factors

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 763-769

  Witt, Edward A ^a   Massman, Adam J ^a   Jackson, Linda A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Longitudinal; Socio demographic characteristics; Technology; Youth

Indexed keywords

BIG FIVE; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; COMPUTER USE; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; LONGITUDINAL; PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; VIDEO GAME PLAYING; YOUTH;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79551478702     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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