High-speed internet access to the other: The influence of cultural orientations on self-disclosures in offline and online relationships

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 133-147

  Tokunaga, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Computer Mediated Communication; Culture; Face to Face Communication; Individualism; Internet; Self Disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952866411     PISSN: 17475759     EISSN: 17475767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2009.505058     Document Type: Article

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