SMS length and function: A comparative study of 13- to 18-year-old girls and boys

Revue Europeene de Psychologie Appliquee

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 175-184

  Goumi, A ^a   Volckaert Legrier, O ^b   Bert Erboul, A ^a   Bernicot, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b Psychologie des Acquisitions et des Apprentissages   (France)

Author keywords

Communicative functions; French language; Gender; Teenagers; Text messaging; Text messaging experience; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054911135     PISSN: 11629088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erap.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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