A longitudinal study of adolescent internet addiction: The role of conscientiousness and classroom hostility

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 442-473

  Stavropoulos, Vasilis ^a   Kuss, Daria ^b   Griffiths, Mark ^b   Motti Stefanidi, Frosso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Classroom; Conscientiousness; Context; Gender; Hostility; Internet addiction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971491641     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558415580163     Document Type: Article

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