The Effects of Boredom, Loneliness, and Distress Tolerance on Problem Internet Use Among University Students.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether boredom proneness and/or loneliness predict problem internet use (PIU) and whether these possible associations are moderated by distress tolerance. The study used a sample of 169 undergraduate university students known to be regular internet users, an...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 167 - 181 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2016
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