Feeling Better But Doing Worse: Effects of Facebook Self-Presentation on Implicit Self-Esteem and Cognitive Task Performance

Media Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-220

  Toma, Catalina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84878972575     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2012.762189     Document Type: Article

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