How do personality traits affect communication among users in online social networks?

Online Information Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-153

  Balmaceda, Jose Maria ^a   Schiaffino, Silvia ^a   Godoy, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Association rules; Personality traits; Social media; Social networks; Users' behavior

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FIVE-FACTOR MODEL OF PERSONALITY; ON-LINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS; PERSONALITY TRAITS; SOCIAL MEDIA; STABILITY THEORIES; USERS' BEHAVIOR;

ASSOCIATION RULES; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84891077270     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/OIR-06-2012-0104     Document Type: Article

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