An examination of predictor variables for problematic internet use

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 54-62

  Bulut Serin, Nergüz ^a  

^a CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Loneliness; Personality traits; Problematic Internet use; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960091284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13036521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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