Mobile communication for human needs: A comparison of smartphone use between the US and Korea

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 376-387

  Kang, Seok ^a   Jung, Jaemin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deficiency needs; Growth needs; Hierarchical needs; Mobile communication; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; SMARTPHONES; STUDENTS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS; DEFICIENCY NEEDS; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL NEEDS; HUMAN NEEDS; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; SELF ESTEEM;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84897544839     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.024     Document Type: Article

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