When Facebook is easier than face-to-face: Social support derived from Facebook in socially anxious individuals

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 102-106

  Indian, Michaelle ^a   Grieve, Rachel ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Facebook; Facebook social support; Social anxiety; Social networking sites; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890983300     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.11.016     Document Type: Article

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