How do people compare themselves with others on social network sites?: The case of Facebook

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 253-260

  Lee, Sang Yup ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; Social comparison; Social network sites

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENTS; EXPOSED TO; FACEBOOK; PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC; SOCIAL COMPARISON; SOCIAL COMPARISON THEORY; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES;

STUDENTS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84892691820     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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