The relationship between online video game involvement and gaming-related friendships among emotionally sensitive individuals

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 447-453

  Kowert, Rachel ^a   Domahidi, Emese ^a   Quandt, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHYNESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899658426     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2013.0656     Document Type: Article

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