The effect of cyber-friends on loneliness and social anxiety: Differences between high and low self-evaluated physical attractiveness groups

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 993-1009

  Ando, Reiko ^a   Sakamoto, Akira ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Causal relationships; Cyber relationships; Loneliness; Physical attractiveness; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ONLINE CONFERENCING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CYBER-RELATIONSHIPS; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SOCIAL ANXIETY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 39749110774     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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