Who blogs? Personality predictors of blogging

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1993-2004

  Guadagno, Rosanna E ^a   Okdie, Bradley M ^a   Eno, Cassie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five; Blog; Blogging; Individual differences; Internet

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

BIG FIVE; BLOGGERS; BLOGGING; CLINICAL PRACTICES; DIFFERENT TYPES; ELSEVIER (CO); HAMBURGER (CO); HUMAN BEHAVIORS; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INTERNET USAGE; INTERNET USE; PERSONALITY FACTORS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 45549085095     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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