Brief report: Examining the link between autistic traits and compulsive Internet use in a non-clinical sample

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2252-2256

  Finkenauer, Catrin ^a   Pollmann, Monique M H ^b   Begeer, Sander ^a,c   Kerkhof, Peter ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AQ; Autism; Autistic traits; Compulsive Internet use; Computer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMPULSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84866728282     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1465-4     Document Type: Article

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