Prevalence and Factors of Addictive Internet Use among Adolescents in Wuhan, China: Interactions of Parental Relationship with Age and Hyperactivity-Impulsivity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Wu, Xianhua ^a   Chen, Xinguang ^b   Han, Juan ^a,b   Meng, Heng ^a   Luo, Jianghong ^a   Nydegger, Liesl ^c   Wu, Hanrong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERNET ADDICTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG INTERNET ADDICTION TEST CHINESE VERSION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84876164885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061782     Document Type: Article

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