Trajectories of problem video gaming among adult regular gamers: An 18-month longitudinal study

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-76

  King, Daniel L ^a   Delfabbro, Paul H ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEO GAMES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872550657     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0062     Document Type: Article

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