Liar, liar! An examination of how open, supportive and honest people are in chat rooms

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-352

  Whitty, Monica T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chat rooms; Cyber relationships; Emotional support; Honesty; Internet; Interpersonal interactions; Lies; Online relationships

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNET;

CHAT ROOMS;

ONLINE CONFERENCING;

EID: 0036643220     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(01)00059-0     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Ethical issues in a study of Internet use: Uncertainty, responsibility, and the spirit of research relationships
2. The price of admission: Harassment and free speech in the wild, wild west
3. Self presentation in personal advertisements: The influence of implicit notions of attraction and role expectations
4. Internet paradox: A social technology that reduced social involvement and psychological well-being?
5. Love at first byte? Building personal relationships over computer networks
6. The use of interactive computer services to enhance the quality of life for long-term care residents
7. Making friends in cyberspace
8. Making MOOsic: The development of personal relationships online and a comparison to their off-line counterparts
9. Electronic emotion: Socioemotional content in a computer mediated communication network
10. Reality bytes: The suspension of disbelief in the maintenance of online attraction
11. Age/sex/location: Uncovering the social cues in the development of online relationships
12. Gender differences in adults' same-and cross-gender friendships