Psychological predictors of internet social communication

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Birnie, Sarah A ^a   Horvath, Peter ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

COMPUTER ACCESSIBILITY; COMPUTER SKILLS; GRATIFICATIONS THEORY; INTERNET SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS;

INTERNET;

EID: 2942729418     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2002.tb00154.x     Document Type: Article

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