Me and my 400 friends: The anatomy of college students' facebook networks, their communication patterns, and well-being

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 369-380

  Manago, Adriana M ^a   Taylor, Tamara ^a   Greenfield, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Intimacy development; Peer relationships; Social network site; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862987158     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026338     Document Type: Article

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