Video game addiction in children and teenagers in Taiwan

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 571-581

  Chiu, Shao I ^a,c   Lee, Jie Zhi ^a   Huang, Der Hsiang ^b  

^a JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^c Natl Changhua Univ of Education ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BOREDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; VIDEOGAME ADDICTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BOREDOM; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 8344241094     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2004.7.571     Document Type: Article

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