Is the social use of media for seeking connectedness or for avoiding social isolation? Mechanisms underlying media use and subjective well-being

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2453-2462

  Ahn, Dohyun ^a   Shin, Dong Hee ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Connectedness; Face to face communication; Media use; Social isolation; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

CONNECTEDNESS; FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATIONS; MEDIA USE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84879483919     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.12.022     Document Type: Article

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