Adolescents' and emerging adults' social networking online: Homophily or diversity?

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 180-188

  Mazur, Elizabeth ^a   Richards, Lacey ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Emerging adults; Friendship; Internet; Social networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960439823     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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