Facebook use and depressive symptomatology: Investigating the role of neuroticism and extraversion in youth

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-5

  Simoncic, Teague E ^a   Kuhlman, Kate R ^a   Vargas, Ivan ^a   Houchins, Sean ^a   Lopez Duran, Nestor L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Extraversion; Facebook; Neuroticism; Sex

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION; FACEBOOK; NEUROTICISM; SEX;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84906251245     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.07.039     Document Type: Article

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