Its ovr b/n u n me: Technology use, attachment styles, and gender roles in relationship dissolution

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 486-490

  Weisskirch, Robert S ^a   Delevi, Raquel ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; STUDENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84866382402     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0169     Document Type: Article

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