Cognitive appraisal mediating relationship between social anxiety and internet communication in adolescents

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-83

  Young, Charmian Ming Yan ^a   Lo, Barbara Chuen Yee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Computer mediated communication; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455218966     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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