Relationship between facebook use and problematic internet use among college students

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 324-327

  Kittinger, Robert ^a   Correia, Christopher J ^b   Irons, Jessica G ^c  

^a Department of the Navy ^*  (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BLOGGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862555084     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0410     Document Type: Article

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