The motivations and personality traits that influence facebook usage

Cyberpsychology and New Media: A Thematic Reader

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 26-37

  Gilbert, Graham ^a   Barton, Hannah ^b  

^a University College Cork ^*

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

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EID: 84911471252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203796610     Document Type: Chapter

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