Instant messaging social networks: Individual, relational, and cultural characteristics

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 736-759

  Mesch, Gustavo S ^a   Talmud, Ilan ^a   Quan Haase, Anabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; instant messaging; online ties; relationship maintenance; relationship types; social networks; student life; youth communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865468531     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407512448263     Document Type: Article

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