Evaluation of Internet addiction and the quality of life of Brazilian adolescents from public and private schools

Abstract This study evaluated the profile of public and private high school students (N = 254, Mage = 15.1, SD = 1.3) in the city of São Paulo in relation to their Internet use patterns and quality of life. We used the Internet Addiction Test and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. About 70% of...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Alves Davidoff CRUZ, Adriana SCATENA, André Luiz Monezi ANDRADE, Denise de MICHELI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2018000200193&lng=en&tlng=en