Effects of individual differences, awareness-knowledge, and acceptance of internet addiction as a health risk on willingness to change internet habits

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 170-183

  Jiang, Qiaolei ^a   Leung, Louis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

awareness knowledge; flexible rigid personality; health risk; Internet addiction; loss of face; stigma tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860138177     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439311398440     Document Type: Article

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