Internet addiction in Hong Kong adolescents: Profiles and psychosocial correlates

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-142

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c,d   Yu, Lu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Chinese adolescents; Hong Kong; Internet addiction; Internet addiction test; Positive youth development; Project P.A.T.H.S.

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84870052004     PISSN: 21910367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijdhd-2012-0023     Document Type: Review

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