The (co-)occurrence of problematic video gaming, substance use, and psychosocial problems in adolescents

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 157-165

  Van Rooij, Antonius J ^a,b   Kuss, Daria J ^c   Griffiths, Mark D ^d   Shorter, Gillian W ^d,e   Schoenmakers, Tim M ^a,b   Van De Mheen, Dike ^a,b,f  

^a Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Cannabis; Depression; Internet Gaming Disorder; Loneliness; Negative self esteem; Online games; Problematic video gaming; Smoking; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923225446     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.013     Document Type: Article

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