Who benefits from chatting, and why?: The roles of extraversion and supportiveness in online chatting and emotional adjustment

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1202-1215

  van Zalk, Maarten H W ^a   Branje, Susan J T ^b   Denissen, Jaap ^c   van Aken, Marcel A G ^b   Meeus, Wim H J ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

depression; extraversion; Online chatting; self esteem; social compensation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960741908     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211409053     Document Type: Article

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