Internet-addicted kids and South Korean government efforts: Boot-camp case

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 391-394

  Koo, Chulmo ^a   Wati, Yulia ^a   Lee, Choong C ^b   Oh, Hea Young ^c  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Youth Counseling Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERNET; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79959548480     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0331     Document Type: Review

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