Internet addiction in students from an educational institution in Southern Brazil: prevalence and associated factors

Abstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) and its associated factors among students at an Educational Institution in Southern Brazil. Method This is a cross-sectional study, targeting a sample of students aged from 14 to 20 years. They were selected by random sampl...

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Main Authors: Gisele Bartz de Ávila, Érico Nobre dos Santos, Karen Jansen, Fernando Celso Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892020005007204&lng=en&tlng=en