Staying connected while on the move: Cell phone use and social connectedness

New Media and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-72

  Wei, Ran ^a   Lo, Ven Hwei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Gender differences; Gratifications of cell phone use; Loneliness; Shyness; Social connectedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944472800     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444806059870     Document Type: Article

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