Social networking sites in romantic relationships: Attachment, uncertainty, and partner surveillance on facebook

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-7

  Fox, Jesse ^a   Warber, Katie M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; OBSESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892699616     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0667     Document Type: Article

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