Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being among MMO players
@article{Caplan2009ProblematicIU,
title={Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being among MMO players},
author={Scott E. Caplan and Dmitri Williams and Nick Yee},
journal={Comput. Hum. Behav.},
year={2009},
volume={25},
pages={1312-1319}
}Tables from this paper
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