The mediator role of self-disclosure and moderator roles of gender and social anxiety in the relationship between Chinese adolescents' online communication and their real-world social relationships

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2161-2168

  Wang, Jin Liang ^a   Jackson, Linda A ^b   Zhang, Da Jun ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; Online communication; Quality of friendship; Self disclosure; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; GENDER; ON-LINE COMMUNICATION; SELF-DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ANXIETY;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 80052812805     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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