Individual differences in Internet usage motives

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 711-726

  Amiel, Tel ^a   Sargent, Stephanie Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eysenck; Individual differences; Internet usage motives; Personality types

Indexed keywords

AUDIO SYSTEMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; INTERNET; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EYSENCK; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INTERNET USAGE MOTIVES; PERSONALITY TYPES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 7544225418     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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