The relationships among attachment style, personality traits, interpersonal competency, and Facebook use

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 294-301

  Jenkins Guarnieri, Michael A ^a   Wright, Stephen L ^a   Hudiburgh, Lynette M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Five Factor personality model; Interpersonal interaction; Online social networks; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867712271     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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