The influences of information literacy, internet addiction and parenting styles on internet risks

New Media and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-136

  Leung, Louis ^a   Lee, Paul S N ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; information literacy; internet addiction; internet risks; parenting styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857666678     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444811410406     Document Type: Article

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