Does virtual intimacy exist? A brief exploration into reported levels of intimacy in online relationships

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 759-761

  Scott, Veronica M ^a,b   Mottarella, Karen E ^a   Lavooy, Mariaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LMHC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COURTSHIP; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33847731179     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.759     Document Type: Conference Paper

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