The german version of the internet addiction test: A validation study

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 534-542

  Barke, Antonia ^a   Nyenhuis, Nele ^a   Kröner Herwig, Birgit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84867568406     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0616     Document Type: Article

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