Do shy people feel less communication apprehension online? the effects of virtual reality on the relationship between personality characteristics and communication outcomes

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue , 2014, Pages 302-310

  Hammick, Jin K ^a   Lee, Moon J ^b  

^a FLAGLER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication apprehension; Communication competence; Second Life; Shyness; Virtual reality; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

3D VIRTUAL WORLDS; COMMUNICATION APPREHENSIONS; FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATIONS; MAJOR FACTORS; PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC; SECOND LIFE; SHYNESS; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84900606082     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.01.046     Document Type: Article

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