Internet addiction's effect on likeability and rapport

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 439-443

  Iacovelli, Anthony ^a   Valenti, Stavros ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Excessive Internet use; Internet addiction

Indexed keywords

TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ADVERSARIAL TASKS; EXCESSIVE INTERNET USE; FACE CONTACTS; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET USAGES; INTERNET USERS; LIKEABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEINGS; SOCIAL SKILLS; TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS;

INTERNET;

EID: 59049086314     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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