Impact of Facebook usage on students' academic achievement: Role of self-regulation and trust

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 961-994

  Rouis, Sana ^a   Limayem, Moez ^b   Salehi Sangari, Esmail ^a,c  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Cognitive absorption; Facebook usage; Personality traits; Satisfaction with life; Self regulation; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859413631     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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