Cell phones: The psychosocial risks

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-37

  Sansone, Randy A ^a   Sansone, Lori A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Addiction; Cell phones; Cyberbullying; Mobile phones; Sleep; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CYBERBULLYING; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY STRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILE PHONE; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84874327658     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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