Problematic Internet Use, Social Needs, and Social Support Among Youth.

The Internet is essential for the teenagers and young adults who are spending hours online every day. In an effort to better understand the role of the Internet in their lives, we hypothesized that users increased their online time for social reasons. In this online survey, 408 (204 girls and 204 bo...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 1008 - 1020
Autores principales: Prievara, Dora K., Piko, Bettina F., Luszczynska, Aleksandra
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Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2019
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          Institute of Applied Health Science and Health Development, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
          Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Szeged, Szentharomsag str. 5., 6722, Szeged, Hungary
          University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA
          SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland
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          Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
          Wired Telecommunications Carriers
          Other Individual and Family Services
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        Loneliness
        Need to belong
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