Threats to belonging on Facebook: lurking and ostracism

Social Influence

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-42

  Tobin, Stephanie J ^a   Vanman, Eric J ^a   Verreynne, Marnize ^a   Saeri, Alexander K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

belonging; Facebook; meaning; ostracism; social networking sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912564887     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2014.893924     Document Type: Article

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