Regular and problematic leisure-time internet use in the community: Results from a German population-based survey

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 291-296

  Beutel, Manfred E ^a   Brähler, Elmar ^b   Glaesmer, Heide ^b   Kuss, Daria J ^a   Wölfling, Klaus ^a   Müller, Kai W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79959649531     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0199     Document Type: Article

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