Can You See How Happy We Are? Facebook Images and Relationship Satisfaction

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 411-418

  Saslow, Laura R ^a   Muise, Amy ^b   Impett, Emily A ^b   Dubin, Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion; Internet cyberpsychology; romantic relationships; self presentation; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878507362     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550612460059     Document Type: Review

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