Explanations for the perpetration of and reactions to deception in a virtual community

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-289

  Joinson, Adam N ^a   Dietz Uhler, Beth ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Deception; Deviance; Internet; Social processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036340501     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08939302020003005     Document Type: Article

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