The relationship between life stress and smartphone addiction on taiwanese university student: A mediation model of learning self-Efficacy and social self-Efficacy

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-57

  Chiu, Shao I ^a  

^a Taipei College of Maritime Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Learning self efficacy; Life stress; Smartphone addiction; Social self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894593238     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.024     Document Type: Article

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