Adolescents' Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment?
Background: This is one of the few studies that examines adolescent Internet addiction (IA) among Middle Eastern population. The purpose of this study is to determine whether adolescents' family and school environments play a role in their Internet Addiction. Methods: We conduced a survey that inclu...
| Published in: | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Mental Health Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15 |
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BioMed Central
7/4/2023
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