Cutting the wireless cord: College student cell phone use and attachment to parents

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 717-739

  Lee, Soyoung ^a   Meszaros, Peggy S ^b   Colvin, Jan ^c  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Cell phone; College students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649208125     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494920903224277     Document Type: Article

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