Are some people less influenced by others' opinions? the role of internal political self-efficacy and need for cognition in impression formation on social networking sites

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 571-577

  Lee, Jayeon ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNET; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNET; LEADERSHIP; MALE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84907022265     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2013.0713     Document Type: Article

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