Can’t stop scrolling!: pathological use of social networking sites in emerging adulthood

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 375-382

  Holmgren, Hailey G ^a   Coyne, Sarah M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; Media use; pathological media use; relational aggression; social networking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGGRESSION; AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85014730516     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2017.1294164     Document Type: Article

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