Internet dependence in Chinese high school students: Relationship with sex, self-esteem, and social support

Psychological Reports

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-25

  Zhang, Ruiping ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84940041589     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/18.21.PR0.117c11z0     Document Type: Article

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