Internet addiction in students: Prevalence and risk factors

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 959-966

  Kuss, Daria J ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^a   Binder, Jens F ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Online activity; Personality; Prevalence; Risk; Students

Indexed keywords

INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET USE; ON-LINE GAMING; ONLINE ACTIVITIES; ONLINE SHOPPING; ONLINE SURVEYS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TRAITS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; RISKS; STUDENTS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84873864754     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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