Alt.support: Modeling social support online

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 977-992

  Eastin, Matthew S ^a   Larose, Robert ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Depression; Internet use; Loneliness; Self efficacy; Social cognitive theory; Social support; Support network

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

COGNITION; DEPRESSION; INTERNET USE; LONELINESS; SELF-EFFICACY; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY (SCT); SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT NETWORK;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 14644403708     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.02.024     Document Type: Article

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