Depression, loneliness and Internet addiction: How important is low self-control?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 284-290

  Özdemir, Yalçin ^a   Kuzucu, Yaşar ^a   Ak, Şerife ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depression; Internet addiction; Loneliness; Self control

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; STUDENTS;

DEPRESSION; INTERNET ADDICTION; LONELINESS; MEAN AGES; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; SELF-CONTROL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84896534466     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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