Relationship between the level of intimacy and lurking in online social network services

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2757-2770

  Rau, Pei Luen Patrick ^a   Gao, Qin ^a   Ding, Yinan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication (CMC); Interpersonal relationship; Intimacy; Social networking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP; INTIMACY; ONLINE COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 51349150246     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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