Problematic Internet use among Greek university students: An ordinal logistic regression with risk factors of negative psychological beliefs, pornographic sites, and online games

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 51-58

  Frangos, Christos C ^a   Frangos, Constantinos C ^b   Sotiropoulos, Ioannis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Epirus Institute of Technology Arta   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EROTICA; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEGATIVISM; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951887030     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0306     Document Type: Article

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