Flow and Telepresence contributing to Internet Abuse: Differences according to Gender and Age

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1941-1948

  Stavropoulos, Vasilis ^a   Alexandraki, Kyriaki ^a   Motti Stefanidi, Frosso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adolescence; Flow; Internet; Telepresence

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENCE; FLOW; GROUP DIFFERENCES; IMMERSIVE TENDENCIES; INTERNET ACTIVITY; INTERNET ADDICTION; TELEPRESENCE;

INTERNET; SURVEYS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84876971215     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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