A hidden type of internet addiction? Intense and addictive use of social networking sites in adolescents

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 172-177

  Muller K W ^a   Dreier, M ^a   Beutel, M E ^a   Duven, E ^a   Giralt, S ^b   Wolfling K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Forensico GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Personality; Prevalence; Psychosocial distress; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

INTERNET ADDICTION; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISTRESS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84941978731     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.09.007     Document Type: Article

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