Stress, Coping, and Internet Use of College Students.
College students experience stressful life events and little research exists on the role the Internet may play in students’ coping.Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine associations among perceived stress, time spent on the Internet, underlying motives for utilizing the Internet...
| Publicado en: | Journal of American College Health Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 40 - 47 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2014
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