Social networking sites and addiction: Ten lessons learned

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Kuss, Daria J ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Dating; FOMO; Gaming; Microblogging; Nomophobia; Recommendations; Smartphone addiction; Social media; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

MOBILE PHONE; NETWORKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; COMPULSION; COMPUTER ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; SMARTPHONE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HUMANS; SMARTPHONE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 85015941958     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14030311     Document Type: Review

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