Why shy people use instant messaging: Loneliness and other motives

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1722-1726

  Bardi, C Albert ^a   Brady, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Instant messaging; Loneliness; Shyness

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION; INSTANT MESSAGING; LONELINESS; PERSONAL CONTACTS; SHYNESS;

MESSAGE PASSING; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77956182636     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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