Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1987-1996

  Kuss, Daria J ^a   Van Rooij, Antonius J ^b,d   Shorter, Gillian W ^c   Griffiths, Mark D ^a   Van De Mheen, D ^b,d  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Internet addiction; Internet applications; Personality; Prevalence; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENTS; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET APPLICATION; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEMS; RISKS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84877283055     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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