Addictive use of social networking sites can be explained by the interaction of Internet use expectancies, Internet literacy, and psychopathological symptoms

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 155-162

  Wegmann, Elisa ^a   Stodt, Benjamin ^a   Brand, Matthias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b ERWIN L HAHN INSTITUTE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer literacy; Internet addiction; Internet literacy; Internet use expectancies; Pathological Internet use; SNS

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LITERACY; MALE; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949936039     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/2006.4.2015.021     Document Type: Article

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