The relationship between impulsivity and internet addiction in Chinese college students: A moderated mediation analysis of meaning in life and self-esteem

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Ying ^a,b   Mei, Songli ^b   Li, Li ^b   Chai, Jingxin ^b   Li, Jiaomeng ^b   Du, Hongyang ^a   Weinstein, Aviv M ^c  

^a JINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHINESE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERNET ADDICTION; LIFE; MALE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; YOUNG ADULT; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; CHINA; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940487181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131597     Document Type: Article

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