Gender, romantic relationships, internet use, perceived social support and social skills as the predictors of loneliness

Egitim Arastirmalari - Eurasian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn , Issue 33, 2008, Pages 127-140

  Eldeleklioǧlu, Jale ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gender; Internet use; Oneliness; Romantic relationships; Social skills; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 57549113163     PISSN: 1302597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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