Exploring the effects of demographic factors, Internet usage and personality traits on Internet addiction in a sample of Italian university students

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-92

  Servidio, Rocco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Big Five; Internet addiction disorder; Internet usage; Personality traits; University students

Indexed keywords

LINEAR REGRESSION; POPULATION STATISTICS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

BIG FIVE; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET USAGE; PERSONALITY TRAITS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84896482450     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.024     Document Type: Article

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