Internet addiction among elementary and middle school students in china: A nationally representative sample study

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-116

  Li, Yajun ^a   Zhang, Xinghui ^a   Lu, Furong ^b   Zhang, Qin ^a   Wang, Yun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 84893965025     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0482     Document Type: Article

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