Video game use and cognitive performance: Does it vary with the presence of problematic video game use?

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 153-159

  Collins, Emily ^a   Freeman, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897802905     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0629     Document Type: Article

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