Depression, psychological distress and Internet use among community-based Australian adolescents: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Hoare, Erin ^a   Milton, Karen ^b   Foster, Charlie ^b   Allender, Steven ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; community based; depression; Internet use; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85018855020     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4272-1     Document Type: Article

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