Female College Students' Media Use and Academic Outcomes: Results From a Longitudinal Cohort Study

Emerging Adulthood

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 219-232

  Walsh, Jennifer L ^a,b   Fielder, Robyn L ^a,b,c   Carey, Kate B ^d   Carey, Michael P ^a,b,d  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; college; longitudinal; media; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898983423     PISSN: 21676968     EISSN: 21676984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167696813479780     Document Type: Review

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