Validity of the Malay version of the internet addiction test: A study on a group of medical students in Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP2210-NP2219

  Chong Guan, Ng ^a   Isa, Saramah Mohammed ^a   Hashim, Aili Hanim ^a   Pillai, Subash Kumar ^a   Harbajan Singh, Manveen Kaur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

addiction; internet; Malaysia; reliability; validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALAYSIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926362732     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512447808     Document Type: Article

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