Portuguese validation of the internet addiction test: An empirical study

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-114

  Pontes, Halley M ^a   Patrão, Ivone M ^b   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Internet addiction test; Online addiction; Portuguese samples; Student populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923259057     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.2.4     Document Type: Article

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