Prevalence and psychosocial risk factors associated with internet addiction in a nationally representative sample of college students in taiwan

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 741-746

  Lin, Min Pei ^a   Ko, Huei Chen ^a,b   Wu, Jo Yung Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84555188082     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0574     Document Type: Article

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