The relationship between social anxiety and online communication among adolescents in the city of Isfahan, Iran

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 390-395

  Esfandiari, Narges ^a   Nouri, Abolghasem ^a   Golparvar, Mohsen ^a   Yarmohammadian, Mohammad H ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Internet; Online communication; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERNET; IRAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; ONLINE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84877743359     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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