(In)Visible Threats? The third-person effect in perceptions of the influence of facebook

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-60

  Paradise, Angela ^a   Sullivan, Meghan ^a  

^a STONEHILL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIVACY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIVACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855943339     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0054     Document Type: Article

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