Antecedents of an experienced sense of virtual community

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2215-2223

  Tonteri, Lisbeth ^a   Kosonen, Miia ^a   Ellonen, Hanna Kaisa ^a   Tarkiainen, Anssi ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Approach; Participation; Sense of virtual community; Uses and gratifications; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

APPROACH; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; FINNISH; INTEGRATIVE BENEFITS; PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL GROUPS; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 80052802539     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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