Is it meaningful to distinguish between generalized and specific Internet addiction? Evidence from a cross-cultural study from Germany, Sweden, Taiwan and China

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-26

  Montag, Christian ^a   Bey, Katharina ^a   Sha, Peng ^a   Li, Mei ^b   Chen, Ya Fei ^b   Liu, Wei Yin ^c   Zhu, Yi Kang ^d   Li, Chun Bo ^d   Markett, Sebastian ^a   Keiper, Julia ^a   Reuter, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE   (China)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Generalized and specific Internet addiction; Germany; Sweden; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PORNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SHOPPING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SWEDEN; TAIWAN; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; INTERNET; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TAIWAN; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923114172     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/appy.12122     Document Type: Article

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