Pathological Internet use among Malaysia University Students: Risk factors and the role of cognitive distortion

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 235-242

  Lu, Xi ^a   Yeo, Kee Jiar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cognitive distortion; Pathological Internet Use (PIU); Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INTERNET; MOTIVATION;

BEHAVIORAL MODEL; INTERNET USE; RESEARCH MODELS; RISK FACTORS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING (SEM); STRUCTURAL MODELING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84920457941     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.021     Document Type: Article

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