Connection Overload? A Cross Cultural Study of the Consequences of Social Media Connection

Information Systems Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-73

  LaRose, Robert ^a   Connolly, Regina ^b   Lee, Hyegyu ^a   Li, Kang ^a   Hales, Kayla D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

individualism collectivism; psychological well being; social media

Indexed keywords

HARDWARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; CUMULATIVE IMPACTS; INDIVIDUALISM COLLECTIVISMS; NEGATIVE AFFECTS; PATH MODELS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84893017706     PISSN: 10580530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10580530.2014.854097     Document Type: Article

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