Texting, sexting, and attachment in college students' romantic relationships

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 444-449

  Drouin, Michelle ^a   Landgraff, Carly ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; College; Relationships; Sexting; Texting; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ATTACHMENT; COLLEGE; RELATIONSHIPS; SEXTING; TEXTING; YOUNG ADULTS;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84855528102     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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