Internet use and addiction among Finnish Adolescents (15-19years)

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-131

  Sinkkonen, Hanna Maija ^a   Puhakka, Helena ^a   Meriläinen, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Internet use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANNOYANCE; ANXIETY; APATHY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; IRRITABILITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WELLBEING;

INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET USE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84890057827     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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