MySpace is your space? Examining self-presentation of MySpace users

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1392-1399

  Boyle, Kris ^a   Johnson, Thomas J ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MySpace; Self presentation; Social network sites; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

MYSPACE; PERSONAL INFORMATION; SELF-PRESENTATION; SOCIAL NETWORKS; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 77956181962     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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