Teenagers' use of MSN features, discussion topics, and online friendship development: The impact of media richness and communication control

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-103

  Sheer, Vivian C ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Communication control; Friendship development; Instant messenger; Interpersonal communication; Media richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551707165     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2010.525702     Document Type: Article

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