Digital natives in social virtual worlds: A multi-method study of gratifications and social influences in Habbo Hotel

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 210-220

  Mäntymäki, Matti ^a   Riemer, Kai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuance; Digital natives; Multi method; Teenagers; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); VIRTUAL REALITY;

CONTINUANCE; DIGITAL NATIVES; MULTI METHODS; TEENAGERS; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84892717624     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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