Effects of narcissism, leisure boredom, and gratifications sought on user-generated content among net-generation users

International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Poon, Damon Chi Him ^a   Leung, Louis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Leisure Boredom; Narcissism; Net Generation; User Generated Content; Uses and Gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873361098     PISSN: 21557136     EISSN: 21557144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/ijcbpl.2011070101     Document Type: Review

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