Measurement and analysis of the cognitive-behavioral model of generalized problematic Internet use among Mexican adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1581-1591

  Gámez Guadix, Manuel ^a   Villa George, Fabiola I ^b   Calvete, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compulsive use; Deficient self regulation; GPIUS2; Internet addiction; Problematic Internet use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL MODEL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE SCALE 2; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNET ADDICTION; MALE; MOOD; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEXICO; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84868376582     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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