Phantom vibrations among undergraduates: Prevalence and associated psychological characteristics

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1490-1496

  Drouin, Michelle ^a   Kaiser, Daren H ^a   Miller, Daniel A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Phantom vibrations; Psychological characteristics; Text message dependence; Undergraduates; Young adults

Indexed keywords

PHANTOM VIBRATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TEXT MESSAGES; UNDERGRADUATES; YOUNG ADULTS;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84860279999     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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