Information and communication technologies in personal relationships

Review of Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 290-312

  Stafford, Laura ^a   Hillyer, Joshua D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Information and communication technologies; Interpersonal relationships; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874250314     PISSN: 15358593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15358593.2012.685951     Document Type: Review

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