Effects of Internet use and social resources on changes in depression

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-70

  Bessière, Katherine ^a   Kiesler, Sara ^a,b   Kraut, Robert ^b   Boneva, Bonka S ^a,c  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Extraversion; Internet uses; Interpersonal interaction; Longitudinal study; Social resources; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449132417     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180701858851     Document Type: Article

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