Problematic internet use and problematic online gaming are not the same: Findings from a large nationally representative adolescent sample

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 749-754

  Király, Orsolya ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^b   Urbán, Róbert ^a   Farkas, Judit ^a,c   Kökönyei, Gyöngyi ^a   Elekes, Zsuzsanna ^d   Tamás, Domokos ^e   Demetrovics, Zsolt ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Hungary)

^d Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

^e Sociology Research Institute   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL NETWORK; VIDEO GAME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84916891623     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0475     Document Type: Article

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