Desire Thinking as a Predictor of Problematic Internet Use

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 474-483

  Spada, Marcantonio M ^a,b   Caselli, Gabriele ^c   Slaifer, Manuel ^d   Nikčević, Ana V ^e   Sassaroli, Sandra ^c  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Modena e San Benedetto del Tronto   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; craving for Internet use; depression; desire thinking; problematic Internet use; weekly Internet use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904125977     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439313511318     Document Type: Article

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