A School-Based Program for Problematic Internet Use for Adolescents in Japan.
Despite the serious influence of problematic Internet use on mental health among Japanese adolescents, no randomized clinical trials have investigated universal school-based interventions for this potential health challenge. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the efficacy of a school-based educat...
| Publicado en: | Children Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 1754 - 1765 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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