What to tell about me? Self-presentation in online communities

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-407

  Schwämmlein, Eva ^a   Wodzicki, Katrin ^a  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Identity; Interpersonal; Online communities; Self presentation; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

IDENTITY; INTERPERSONAL; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; SELF PRESENTATIONS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84863732701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01582.x     Document Type: Article

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