Internet-based intervention for the treatment of online addiction for college students in China: A pilot study of the healthy online self-helping center

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 497-503

  Su, Wenliang ^a   Fang, Xiaoyi ^b   Miller, John K ^c   Wang, Yiyuan ^b  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STUDENTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 80052838463     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0167     Document Type: Article

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