Internet addiction among young people in China: Internet connectedness, online gaming, and academic performance decrement

Internet Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-20

  Jiang, Qiaolei ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Academic performance; China; Internet addiction; Internet connectedness; Online game; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892429923     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IntR-01-2013-0004     Document Type: Article

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