Personality and Internet usage: A large-scale representative study of young adults

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 274-281

  Mark, Gloria ^a   Ganzach, Yoav ^b  

^a 5226 Donald Bren Hall   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Academic activities; Big Five; Internet; Internet communication; Leisure; Personality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ECONOMICS; RESEARCH;

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES; BIG FIVE; INTERNET COMMUNICATION; LEISURE; PERSONALITY;

INTERNET;

EID: 84899546042     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.060     Document Type: Article

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