Internet self-efficacy, the need for cognition, and sensation seeking as predictors of problematic use of the Internet

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 231-234

  Shi, Junqi ^a   Chen, Zhuo ^a   Tian, Mei ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; PLEASURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SELF CONCEPT; SENSATION;

ADULT; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTENTION; INTERNET; MALE; PLEASURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF EFFICACY; SENSATION;

EID: 79954616131     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0462     Document Type: Article

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