Loneliness, self-esteem, and life satisfaction as predictors of Internet addiction: A cross-sectional study among Turkish university students

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 313-319

  Bozoglan, Bahadir ^a   Demirer, Veysel ^b   Sahin, Ismail ^c  

^a Psychological Counseling and Guidance   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Life satisfaction; Loneliness; Self esteem; University students

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ESTEEM; STUDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

INTERNET ADDICTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; SELF-ESTEEM; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONELINESS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880442509     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12049     Document Type: Article

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