Factors involved in associations between Facebook use and college adjustment: Social competence, perceived usefulness, and use patterns

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 245-253

  Yang, Chia Chen ^a   Brown, B Bradford ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

College adjustment; Online communication; Social competence; Social media; Social networking site; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; STUDENTS;

COLLEGE ADJUSTMENT; ON-LINE COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84922589091     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.01.015     Document Type: Article

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