The lies we tell and what they say about us: Using behavioural characteristics to explain Facebook activity

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1621-1626

  Underwood, Jean D M ^a   Kerlin, Lianne ^a   Farrington Flint, Lee ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural characteristics; Facebook; Impression management; Interactional style; Lying and deception; Personality traits; Social networking

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FACEBOOK; IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT; INTERACTIONAL STYLE; LYING AND DECEPTION; PERSONALITY TRAITS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 79960227029     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.01.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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