Prevalence of facebook addiction and related factors among Thai high school students

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 98, Issue , 2015, Pages S51-S60

  Khumsri, Jiraporn ^a,b   Yingyeun, Rungmanee ^a,c   Manwong, Mereerat ^a,d   Hanprathet, Nitt ^a,e   Phanasathit, Muthita ^a,f  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital   (Thailand)

^c Prasrimahabhodi Psychiatric Hospital   (Thailand)

^d UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Facebook addiction; High school students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACEBOOK; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; THAILAND; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84938153181     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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