The facebook paths to happiness: Effects of the number of Facebook friends and self-presentation on subjective well-being

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 359-364

  Kim, Junghyun ^a   Lee, Jong Eun Roselyn ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FRIEND; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FRIENDS; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79959569832     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0374     Document Type: Article

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