The moderating role of attachment anxiety on social network site use intensity and social capital

Psychological Reports

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 252-265

  Liu, Haihua ^a   Shi, Junqi ^b   Liu, Yihao ^a   Sheng, Zitong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875500892     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/21.02.17.PR0.112.1.252-265     Document Type: Article

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