The invisible addiction: Cell-phone activities and addiction among male and female college students

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 254-265

  Roberts, James A ^a   Yaya, Luc Honore Petnji ^b   Manolis, Chris ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cell phones; Gender; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CELL PHONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922562843     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.015     Document Type: Article

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