Internet addiction prevalence and quality of (real) life: A meta-Analysis of 31 nations across seven world regions

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 755-760

  Cheng, Cecilia ^a   Li, Angel Yee Lam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916926387     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0317     Document Type: Article

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