Effects of loneliness and differential usage of Facebook on college adjustment of first-year students

Computers and Education

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 158-167

  Wohn, Donghee Yvette ^a   Larose, Robert ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College adjustment; Facebook; Habit; Loneliness; Social network sites

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; STUDENTS;

COLLEGE ADJUSTMENT; FACEBOOK; HABIT; LONELINESS; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84898639115     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.03.018     Document Type: Article

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