The Effects of Personal Susceptibility and Social Support on Internet Addiction: an Application of Adler's Theory of Individual Psychology.
The aim of the present study was to examine the addictive effects of personal susceptibility and social support from family, friends, and significant other on Internet addiction. In this study, 207 medical students completed the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Academic Expectations Stress Inventory, the...
| Published in: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 806 - 817 |
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Aug2019
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