Impact of media messages about the internet: Internet anxiety as a factor in the adoption process in the USA

New Media and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-194

  White, Candace ^a   Scheb II, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet adoption; Internet anxiety; Media effects; Third person effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034551128     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14614440022225760     Document Type: Article

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