Gender differences in mediated communication: Women connect more than do men

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 896-900

  Kimbrough, Amanda M ^a   Guadagno, Rosanna E ^b   Muscanell, Nicole L ^a   Dill, Janeann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Institute for Interdisciplinary Art and Creative Intelligence   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Internet; Mediated communication; Social role theory; Technology

Indexed keywords

GENDER DIFFERENCES; INSTANT MESSAGING; INTERNET USE; MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; ONLINE SURVEYS; ONLINE VIDEO; PHONE CALLS; ROLE THEORY; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; TEXTING; TIME SPENT; VIDEO CALLS;

INTERNET; TECHNOLOGY;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84872761150     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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