Virtual social interactions: Evolutionary, social psychological and technological perspectives

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3014-3026

  Mahfouz, Ahmed Y ^a   Philaretou, Andreas G ^b   Theocharous, Antonis ^c  

^a PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Experience; Online dating; Social interaction; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; SAILING VESSELS;

EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; ONLINE DATING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT;

FLOW INTERACTIONS;

EID: 51549105703     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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