Preadolescent girls' and boys' virtual MUD play

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-264

  Calvert, Sandra L ^a   Strouse, Gabrielle A ^a   Strong, Bonnie L ^a   Huffaker, David A ^a   Lai, Sean ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Gender; Identity; Play; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549106082     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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