Video gaming in adolescence: factors associated with leisure time use

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 36-54

  Brooks, Fiona M ^a   Chester, Kayleigh L ^a   Smeeton, Nigel C ^a   Spencer, Neil H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescence; gender; parental mediation; video gaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949575680     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2015.1048200     Document Type: Article

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