A conceptual typology of multitasking behavior and polychronicity preferences

Electronic International Journal of Time Use Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-107

  Circella, Giovanni ^a   Mokhtarian, Patricia L ^b   Poff, Laura K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Multitasking; Personality; Polychronicity; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873900439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18609937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13085/eIJTUR.9.1.59-107     Document Type: Article

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