A brief report on the relationship between self-control, video game addiction and academic achievement in normal and ADHD students

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 239-243

  Haghbin, Maryam ^a   Shaterian, Fatemeh ^a   Hosseinzadeh, Davood ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; ADHD students; Gender; Self control; Video game addiction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923224274     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.2.2013.4.7     Document Type: Article

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