A preliminary investigation of materialism and impulsiveness as predictors of technological addictions among young adults

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-62

  Roberts, James A ^a   Pirog, Stephen F ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phones; Impulsiveness; Materialism; Technological addictions; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880554864     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.1.2012.011     Document Type: Article

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