Older adults' perceptions and experiences of online social support

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-172

  Pfeil, Ulrike ^a   Zaphiris, Panayiotis ^a   Wilson, Stephanie ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMC; Older people; Online communities

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMMUNITY BUILDINGS; OLDER PEOPLE; ON-LINE COMMUNICATION; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; ON-LINE SETTING; ONLINE SUPPORT; SELF-DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 67649101334     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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