Internet addiction, adolescent depression, and the mediating role of life events: Finding from a sample of Chinese adolescents

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 342-347

  Yang, Linsheng ^a   Sun, Liang ^a   Zhang, Zhihua ^a   Sun, Yehuan ^a   Wu, Hongyan ^a   Ye, Dongqing ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Depression; Internet addiction; Life events

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; LIFE EVENT; LIFE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; INTERNET ADDICTION; LIFE EVENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84907316818     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12063     Document Type: Article

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