The relationship between problematic internet use and interpersonal cognitive distortions and life satisfaction in university students

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 505-508

  Çelik, Çiǧdem Berber ^a   Odaci, Hatice ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cognitive distortions; College students; Gender; Life satisfaction; Problematic internet use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873253347     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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