Kei-Tying teens: Using mobile phone e-mail to bond, bridge, and break with social ties-a study of Japanese adolescents

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 930-943

  Boase, Jeffrey ^a   Kobayashi, Tetsuro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bonding; Bridging; E mail; Japan; Mobile phone; SMS; Social network; Social ties

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INTERNET; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

ADOLESCENCE; BRIDGING; E-MAIL; JAPAN; SMS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL TIES;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 54149098946     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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