Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 598-605 , June 2009

The Associations Between Aggressive Behaviors and Internet Addiction and Online Activities in Adolescents

  • Chih-Hung Ko, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Repubic of China
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 807, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Ju-Yu Yen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Repubic of China
    • Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Shu-Chun Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Chi-Fen Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Cheng-Fang Yen, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Cheng-Fang Yen, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 19 March 2008 ,Accepted 12 November 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00676-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.011

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 598-605 , June 2009

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