Technology addiction's contribution to mental wellbeing: The positive effect of online social capital

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-30

  Magsamen Conrad, Kate ^a   Billotte Verhoff, China ^b   Greene, Kathryn ^c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Online social capital; Self concealment; Technology addiction; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTHY COMMUNICATIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP; SELF-CONCEALMENT; SOCIAL CAPITALS; TECHNOLOGY ADDICTIONS; WELLBEING;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84906310211     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.07.014     Document Type: Article

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