The effect of social network sites on adolescents' social and academic development: Current theories and controversies

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1435-1445

  Ahn, June ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT THEORIES; DAILY LIVES; ONLINE COMMUNITIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 79960316102     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21540     Document Type: Article

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