Social anxiety and technology: Face-to-face communication versus technological communication among teens

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1367-1372

  Pierce, Tamyra ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Social anxiety; Technology

Indexed keywords

FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATIONS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; INSTANT MESSAGING; INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL ANXIETY; TEXT MESSAGING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CELL MEMBRANES; COMMUNICATION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 69549114422     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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