A study on turkish adolescent's internet use: Possible predictors of internet addiction

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 205-209

  Ak, Şerife ^a   Koruklu, Nermin ^a   Yilmaz, Yusuf ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875140690     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0255     Document Type: Article

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