Why is Facebook so successful? Psychophysiological measures describe a core flow state while using Facebook

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 723-731

  Mauri, Maurizio ^a,b   Cipresso, Pietro ^a,c   Balgera, Anna ^a   Villamira, Marco ^a   Riva, Giuseppe ^c,d  

^a IULM UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PUPIL; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84555188084     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0377     Document Type: Article

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