The influence of television and video game use on attention and school problems: A multivariate analysis with other risk factors controlled

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 808-813

  Ferguson, Christopher J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention problems; School performance; Television; Video games

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79955896299     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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