Problematizing excessive online gaming and its psychological predictors

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-122

  Kardefelt Winther, Daniel ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensatory internet use; Excessive internet use; Gaming motivations; Internet addiction; Online gaming addiction

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGIES; EXCESSIVE INTERNET USE; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET USE; ON-LINE GAMING; PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; WORLD OF WARCRAFT;

MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

INTERNET;

EID: 84887292360     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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