Comparisons of temperament and character between problematic internet users and problematic drug users in Korean adolescents
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Comparisons of temperament and character between problematic internet users and problematic drug users in Korean adolescents
Objective: It has been suggested that some internet users spend so much time on the internet that their personal and/or professional lives suffer. This study compared the temperament and character of problematic internet users (PIU) with that of problematic drug users (PDU) among Korean adolescents and aimed to examine the personality characteristics of adolescents with internet use problems. M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2161-7325,2161-7333
DOI: 10.4236/ojpsych.2012.23030