Blog function revisited: A content analysis of myspace blogs

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 685-689

  Fullwood, Chris ^a   Sheehan, Natasha ^a   Nicholls, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIGITAL COMPUTER; GROUPS BY AGE; INTERNET; SEX DIFFERENCE; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOGGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 72049092954     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2009.0138     Document Type: Article

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