If internet credibility is so iffy, why the heavy use? The relationship between medium use and credibility

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-68

  Stavrositu, Carmen ^a   Sundar, S Shyam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; PUBLICATION;

COGNITION; DECEPTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRUST;

EID: 39449114779     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9933     Document Type: Article

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