Risk-taking behavior and academic self-efficacy as variables accounting for problematic internet use in adolescent university students

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-187

  Odac, Hatice ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Academic self efficacy; Adolescent; Problematic internet use; Risk taking behavior; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871922033     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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