Face to (face)book: The two faces of social behavior?

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-301

  Ivcevic, Zorana ^a   Ambady, Nalini ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Facebook; Interpersonal traits; Social networking; Temporal consistency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BLOGGING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877813953     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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