Personal factors affecting users' Web session lengths

Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-80

  Sánchez Franco, Manuel J ^a   Rey, Joaquina Rodríguez Bobada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abilities; Control; Individual behaviour; Internet; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542327687     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240410516327     Document Type: Article

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