Prevalence and Risk Factors of Internet Addiction (IA) Among National Primary School Children in Malaysia.
Internet addiction (IA) is a growing issue with evidence of negative health and social outcomes to the user. However, data is lacking for younger children. This study determined the prevalence of IA among primary school students and its associated factors. A total of 178 school-children aged 11 year...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 1560 - 1572 |
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Springer Nature
2020
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