A conceptual and methodological critique of internet addiction research: Towards a model of compensatory internet use

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 351-354

  Kardefelt Winther, Daniel ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensatory internet use; Compulsive internet use; Internet addiction; Motivations for internet use; Problematic internet use

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET USE; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS; PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING; THEORETICAL ARGUMENTS; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT;

MOTIVATION; RESEARCH;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84888590985     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.059     Document Type: Article

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