Internet gaming disorder among slovenian primary schoolchildren: Findings from a nationally representative sample of adolescents

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 304-310

  Pontes, Halley M ^a   Macur, Mirna ^b   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SLOVENIA; SLOVENIAN (CITIZEN); VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEO GAME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SLOVENIA; STUDENTS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84978250989     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.042     Document Type: Article

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