Liar, liar: Internet faking but not frequency of use affects social skills, self-esteem, social anxiety, and aggression

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Harman, Jeffrey P ^a   Hansen, Catherine E ^a   Cochran, Margaret E ^a   Lindsey, Cynthia R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 14644414136     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2005.8.1     Document Type: Article

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