Psychometric validation of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 in a Portuguese sample

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 823-833

  Pontes, Halley M ^a   Caplan, Scott E ^b   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compulsive Internet use; GPIUS2; Internet addiction; Portuguese samples; Problematic Internet use

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

BACK TRANSLATIONS; GPIUS2; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET USE; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; PROFILE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; PSYCHOMETRIC VALIDATIONS;

INTERNET;

EID: 84975488431     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.015     Document Type: Article

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