Too Much Information: Heavy Smartphone and Facebook Utilization by African American Young Adults

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-61

  Lee, E Bun ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American college students; Facebook addiction; GPA; Multitasking; Smartphone addiction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918570191     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934714557034     Document Type: Article

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