Connecting and protecting? Comparing predictors of self-disclosure and privacy settings use between adolescents and adults

Cyberpsychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Walrave, Michel ^a   Vanwesenbeeck, Ini ^a   Heirman, Wannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Privacy settings; Self disclosure; Social network sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866507942     PISSN: 18027962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5817/CP2012-1-3     Document Type: Article

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