Testing a model of sense of virtual community

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2107-2123

  Blanchard, Anita L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Norms; Sense of virtual community; Social exchange; Social identity; Virtual communities

Indexed keywords

ELSEVIER (CO); PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; SENSE OF COMMUNITY; TECHNICAL FEATURES; VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 45549095746     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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