Online and offline social networks: Use of social networking sites by emerging adults

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 420-433

  Subrahmanyam, Kaveri ^a,b   Reich, Stephanie M ^c   Waechter, Natalia ^b,d   Espinoza, Guadalupe ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Austrian Institute of Youth Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Emerging adults; Friend networks; Interconnection; Intimacy; Online communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249087040     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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