Internet gambling is a predictive factor of Internet addictive behavior among Cypriot adolescents

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 224-230

  Critselis, Elena ^a   Janikian, Mari ^b   Paleomilitou, Noni ^c   Oikonomou, Despoina ^c   Kassinopoulos, Marios ^d   Kormas, George ^b   Tsitsika, Artemis ^b  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Cyprus Society for Medical Informatics   (Cyprus)

^d CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Addictive behavior; Adolescent; Gambling; Internet; Psychosocial aspects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923254264     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.2.2013.4.5     Document Type: Article

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