Traits, Predictors, and Consequences of Facebook Self-Presentation

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 419-433

  Sun, Tao ^a   Wu, Guohua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

facebook; self efficacy; self presentation; social networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867036054     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439311425978     Document Type: Article

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