Problematic mobile phone use in adolescence: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 545-551

  Martinotti, Giovanni ^a   Villella, Corrado ^a   Di Thiene, Domitilla ^b   Di Nicola, Marco ^a   Bria, Pietro ^a   Conte, Gianluigi ^a   Cassano, Maria ^c   Petruccelli, Filippo ^d   Corvasce, Nicola ^c   Janiri, Luigi ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Drug Addiction Service   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behavioural addictions; Information and communication technologies; Mobile phones

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPULSION; COMPULSIVE BUYING SCALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE ADDICTION INVENTORY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION TEST; ITALY; MALE; MOBILE ADDICTION TEST; MOBILE PHONE; PROBLEMATIC MOBILE PHONE USE; SCREENING TEST; SOUTH OAKS GAMBLING SCREEN REVISED FOR ADOLESCENT; WORK ADDICTION RISK TEST;

EID: 81155134736     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-011-0422-6     Document Type: Article

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