The internet addiction test: Assessing its psychometric properties in bangladeshi culture

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 75-83

  Karim, A K M Rezaul ^a   Nigar, Naima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Addiction; Bangla; IAT; Internet; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET ADDICTION TEST; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MILLER SOCIAL INTIMACY SCALE; NEGLECT OF DUTY; ONLINE DEPENDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY AND SELF DEFENSE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; TRANSLATING (LANGUAGE); VALIDATION STUDY; VIRTUAL FANTASY; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CULTURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904499509     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2013.10.011     Document Type: Article

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