Internet Communication Versus Face-to-face Interaction in Quality of Life

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 375-389

  Lee, Paul S N ^a   Leung, Louis ^a   Lo, Venhwei ^a   Xiong, Chengyu ^b   Wu, Tingjun ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Internet communication; Interpersonal relationship; Quality of life; Satisfaction with life; Social interactions; Social support

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; HONG KONG; HUBEI; TAIPEI; TAIWAN; WUHAN;

EID: 78650740965     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9618-3     Document Type: Article

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