Preference for Online Social Interaction: A Theory of Problematic Internet Use and Psychosocial Well-Being

Communication Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 625-648

  Caplan, Scott E ^a  

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Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Face to face communication; Interpersonal communication; Loneliness; Preference for online social interaction; Problematic Internet use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242550687     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650203257842     Document Type: Article

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