Problematic computer game use among adolescents, younger and older adults

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 592-599

  Festl, Ruth ^a   Scharkow, Michael ^a   Quandt, Thorsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Gaming addiction; Prevalence study; Problematic computer game use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ADDICTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SELF EFFICACY; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873958859     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12016     Document Type: Article

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