The influence of parental and peer attachment on internet usage motives and addiction

First Monday

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi ^a   Charlton, John P ^b   Chew, Kok Wai ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84906061908     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v19i7.5099     Document Type: Article

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