Internet addiction among adolescents in Lebanon

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1044-1053

  Hawi, Nazir S ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Internet addiction; Private schools; Problematic Internet use; Public schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENTS; INTERNET ADDICTION; PRIVATE SCHOOLS; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; PUBLIC SCHOOLS;

INTERACTIVE DEVICES; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84857358122     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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