Problematic instant messaging use

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 627-657

  Neo, Rachel L ^a,c   Skoric, Marko M ^b,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

COMMUNICATION APPREHENSIONS; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; INSTANT MESSAGING; OFFLINE; ORAL COMMUNICATION; POLYCHRONICITY; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; SINGAPORE; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

MESSAGE PASSING;

EID: 68249135543     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01456.x     Document Type: Article

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