Facebook fiends: Compulsive social networking and adjustment to college

Proceedings of the IADIS Int. Conf. ICT, Society and Human Beings 2011, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-10

  LaRose, Robert ^a   Wohn, Donghee Yvette ^a   Ellison, Nicole B ^a   Steinfield, Charles ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic adjustment; Compulsive use; Facebook; Habit; Loneliness; Social network sites

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT; COMPULSIVE USE; FACEBOOK; HABIT; LONELINESS; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

STUDENTS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84865093585     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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