Exploring romantic relationships on social networking sites using the self-expansion model

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1531-1537

  Carpenter, Christopher J ^a   Spottswood, Erin L ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Romantic relationships; Self expansion model; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

FACEBOOK; ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP; SIMILAR INTERESTS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES (SNSS); STATUS UPDATES;

EXPANSION; PHOTOGRAPHY;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84874837656     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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