Problematic video game use scale: Initial psychometric properties with psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1611-1615

  Topor, David R ^a   Swenson, Lance P ^b   Liguori, Gina M ^c   Spirito, Anthony ^d   Lowenhaupt, Elizabeth A ^d   Hunt, Jeffrey I ^c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEMATIC VIDEO GAME USE SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84555169345     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.11m07040     Document Type: Article

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