Exploring internet addiction and its associated factors among college students in Western Rajasthan, India: A mixed-methods study.
Background: With near universal use of internet by college students, there is propensity for internet addiction (IA) among them. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and predict the factors for internet addiction among college students in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, and qualitatively explore t...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 65; no. 8; pp. 839 - 853 |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Aug2023
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