Self-Disclosure through weblogs and perceptions of online and "Real-life" friendships among female bloggers

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-139

  Bane, Cynthia M H ^a   Cornish, Marilyn ^b   Erspamer, Nicole ^c   Kampman, Lia ^d  

^a WARTBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE;

ADULT; BLOGGING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77951119270     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0174     Document Type: Article

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