Concentration of internet usage and its relation to exposure to negative content: Does the gender gap differ among adults and adolescents?

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-107

  Park, Sora ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; INTERNET;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 67349243484     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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