The Dark Side of Internet Use: Two Longitudinal Studies of Excessive Internet Use, Depressive Symptoms, School Burnout and Engagement Among Finnish Early and Late Adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 343-357

  Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a,b   Upadyaya, Katja ^a,b   Hakkarainen, Kai ^a   Lonka, Kirsti ^a   Alho, Kimmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depressive symptoms; Excessive internet use; School burnout; School engagement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SCHOOLS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84965074506     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0494-2     Document Type: Article

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