Contingent impression management in sexual disclosure by older adolescents corresponding in cyberspace: The role of gender dyads

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1023-1032

  Wan, Chin Sheng ^a   Chung, Su Hsiang ^b   Chiou, Wen Bin ^b  

^a SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender differences; Impression management; Internet sexuality; Selfdisclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449176426     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2009.37.8.1023     Document Type: Article

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