Psychometric properties of the internet addiction test in chinese adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 794-807

  Lai, Ching Man ^a   Mak, Kwok Kei ^b   Watanabe, Hiroko ^c   Ang, Rebecca P ^d   Pang, Joyce S ^d   Ho, Roger C M ^e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

adolescents; Internet Addiction Test; psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DEVICES; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERNET; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENTS; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; INTERNET ADDICTION TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNET; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

ADOLESCENTS; INTERNET ADDICTION TEST; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84880996700     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst022     Document Type: Article

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