Core Symptoms and Symptom Relationships of Problematic Internet Use in Children and Adolescents: A Network Analysis.
With the advancement of Internet technology, problematic Internet use (PIU) has become one of the most common mental health issues among children and adolescents. This study employed network analysis to identify the central symptoms and network connections of PIU, as well as the differences in these...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 1562 - 1579 |
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Springer Nature
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