Effects of Internet use on college students' political efficacy

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-422

  Lee, Kwan Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; POLITICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 33751106966     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.415     Document Type: Article

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