Extending family to school life: College students' use of the mobile phone

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-191

  Chen, Yi Fan ^a   Katz, James E ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Family communication; Mobile phone

Indexed keywords

MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; FAMILY COMMUNICATION; FAMILY MEMBERS; FOCUS GROUPS; MOBILE PHONE USAGES; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 56449092051     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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