Does using the Internet make people more satisfied with their lives? The effects of the Internet on college students' school life satisfaction

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-320

  Liu, Xun ^a   Larose, Robert ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; EXTRAVERSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 44949116135     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0040     Document Type: Article

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