The psychology of internet use and misuse

The Internet and Workplace Transformation

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 41-62

  Phillips, James G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction; Internet; Internet misuse; Internet use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870017850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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