More than friends: Popularity on facebook and its role in impression formation

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 358-372

  Scott, Graham G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Facebook; Impression formation; Physical attractiveness; Popularity; Social attractiveness; Social networking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; FACEBOOK; FORM IMPRESSIONS; IMPRESSION FORMATION; OFFLINE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; POPULARITY; SOCIAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SOCIAL-NETWORKING;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84898050869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12067     Document Type: Article

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