A study of social information control affordances and gender difference in facebook self-presentation

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 635-644

  Kuo, Feng Yang ^a   Tseng, Chih Yi ^a   Tseng, Fan Chuan ^b   Lin, Cathy S ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIVACY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIVACY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884250970     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0345     Document Type: Article

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