The association between problematic cellular phone use and risky behaviors and low self-esteem among Taiwanese adolescents
Open Access
- 28 April 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 10 (1) , 217
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-217
Abstract
Cellular phone use (CPU) is an important part of life for many adolescents. However, problematic CPU may complicate physiological and psychological problems. The aim of our study was to examine the associations between problematic CPU and a series of risky behaviors and low self-esteem in Taiwanese adolescents.Keywords
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