Internet use, happiness, social support and introversion: A more fine grained analysis of person variables and internet activity

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1857-1861

  Mitchell, M E ^a   Lebow, J R ^a   Uribe, R ^a   Grathouse, H ^a   Shoger, W ^b  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness; Internet use; Introversion; Personality; Social support

Indexed keywords

HAPPINESS; INTERNET USE; INTROVERSION; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

INTERNET; STUDENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 79960256721     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.04.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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