Variation in parent use of information and communications technology: Does quantity matter?

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-119

  Walker, Susan K ^a   Dworkin, Jodi ^a   Connell, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information and communications; Internet; Parents; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055196632     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-3934.2011.02098.x     Document Type: Article

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