Meeting online contacts in real life among adolescents: The predictive role of psychosocial wellbeing and internet-specific parenting

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 465-472

  Van Den Heuvel, Annette ^a   Van Den Eijnden, Regina J J M ^a   Van Rooij, Antonius J ^b   Van De Mheen, Dike ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Internet; Online contacts; Parenting; Psychosocial well being; Risks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENTS; EXCESSIVE INTERNET USE; HIGH QUALITY; INTERNET USE; LONGITUDINAL DATA; PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE; PARENTING; PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING;

RISKS;

INTERNET;

EID: 84855553716     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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