Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students—A longitudinal approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Brailovskaia, Julia ^a   Margraf, Jürgen ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DSM-5; FACEBOOK ADDICTION DISORDER; GERMAN (CITIZEN); GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; STRESS; STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85038422302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189719     Document Type: Article

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