The Effects of Verbal Versus Photographic Self-Presentation on Impression Formation in Facebook

Journal of Communication

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-116

  Van Der Heide, Brandon ^a   D'Angelo, Jonathan D ^a   Schumaker, Erin M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84856545769     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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