Online social networking and addiction-A review of the psychological literature

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3528-3552

  Kuss, Daria J ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Literature review; Motivations; Negative consequences; Personality; Social network addiction; Social networking sites; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; NARCISSISM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 80053286405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8093528     Document Type: Review

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