Effect of online social networking on student academic performance

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2117-2127

  Paul, Jomon Aliyas ^a   Baker, Hope M ^a   Cochran, Justin Daniel ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; Online social networking; Structural equation modeling; Theory of planned behavior; Twitter

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EASE-OF-USE; EFFECTIVE TEACHING; FACEBOOK; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; INTERNET USERS; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STUDENT BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; TIME SPENT; TWITTER;

STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84865613732     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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