Romantic relationship development in the age of facebook: An exploratory study of emerging adults' perceptions, motives, and behaviors

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-7

  Fox, Jesse ^a   Warber, Katie M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872577450     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0288     Document Type: Article

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