Virtual friendships and social distress among adolescents with and without learning disabilities: The subtyping approach

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-394

  Sharabi, Adi ^a   Margalit, Malka ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Affect; Learning disabilities; Loneliness; Virtual friendship

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 80052063900     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2011.595173     Document Type: Article

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