Internet addiction: prevalence, discriminant validity and correlates among adolescents in Hong Kong
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Internet addiction: prevalence, discriminant validity and correlates among adolescents in Hong Kong.
BACKGROUND Despite increasing concern over the potential adverse effects of excessive internet use, especially in young people, there is some debate over its definition, magnitude and discriminant validity. AIMS To examine the prevalence of adolescents' internet addiction in Hong Kong, China; to test its differentiation from other correlates; and to examine its relationships with correlates i...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.075002