Re-visiting Internet Addiction among Taiwanese Students: A Cross-Sectional Comparison of Students’ Expectations, Online Gaming, and Online Social Interaction

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 589-599

  Lee, Yuan Hsuan ^a   Ko, Chih Hung ^b,c,d   Chou, Chien ^c,e  

^a NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Internet addiction; Internet expectancy; Online gaming; Online interaction

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENT; TAIWAN; VIDEO GAME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84939887308     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: 15732835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-014-9915-4     Document Type: Article

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