Adolescents' use of Instant Messaging as a means of emotional relief

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-63

  Dolev Cohen, Michal ^a   Barak, Azy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Instant Messaging; Internet and personality; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES; EMOTIONAL STATE; EXPRESSIVE WRITING; INSTANT MESSAGING; INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; ON-LINE COMMUNICATION; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; SELF-DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXTUAL ANALYSIS; WELL-BEING;

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION THEORY; MESSAGE PASSING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; SURVEYS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84868204386     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.07.016     Document Type: Article

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