Explicating multitasking with computers: Gratifications and situations

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1883-1891

  Zhang, Weiyu ^a   Zhang, Lingzi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Gratification; Multitasking; Situated action; Situation; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; GRATIFICATION; SITUATED ACTIONS; SITUATION; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS;

COMMUNICATION;

MULTITASKING;

EID: 84863722471     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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