Can You Tell That I’m in a Relationship? Attachment and Relationship Visibility on Facebook

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1466-1479

  Emery, Lydia F ^a,b   Muise, Amy ^c   Dix, Emily L ^a,d   Le, Benjamin ^a  

^a HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; close relationships; Facebook; impression management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908591152     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167214549944     Document Type: Article

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