What keeps female problematic Internet users busy online?
| Autor: | Christina Akre, Claire Piguet, André Berchtold, Joan-Carles Suris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Gerontology
Biopsychosocial model Adolescent Cross-sectional study Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject education Emotions 050109 social psychology Computer-assisted web interviewing Motor Activity Logistic regression 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Odds Ratio Medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Internet business.industry Addiction 05 social sciences Odds ratio 3. Good health Test (assessment) Behavior Addictive Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Adolescent Behavior Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health The Internet Female business Switzerland |
| Zdroj: | European journal of pediatrics |
| ISSN: | 1432-1076 |
| Popis: | While problematic Internet use is recognized to be predominant among male adolescents, a female trend is gradually becoming apparent. Our study aimed at investigating the characteristics of female Internet users and distinguishing between the online activities of problematic and regular Internet users' on school days. Data were retrieved from a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 3067 8th graders in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, that completed an online questionnaire in 2012. Only females were included. Based on the Internet addiction test, the sample was divided into regular (RUs) (IAT |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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