Predictors of relationship satisfaction in online romantic relationships

Communication Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-172

  Anderson, Traci L ^a   Emmers Sommer, Tara M ^b  

^a BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Mediated Communication; Hypersonal; Interpersonal; Online; Relationship; Satisfaction; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149113560     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970600666834     Document Type: Article

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