The Role of Habit Strength in Social Network Game Play

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-79

  Wohn, Donghee Yvette ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Habit; Quantitative; Social Network Games; Uses and Gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856097287     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2011.639912     Document Type: Review

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