The relationship between internet addiction and depression among migrant children and left-behind children in China

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 585-590

  Guo, Jing ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Wang, Xiaohua ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Chui, Cheryl Hiu Kwan ^b   He, Huan ^c   Qu, Zhiyong ^a   Tian, Donghua ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; CHILD, ABANDONED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 84869040219     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0261     Document Type: Article

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