Tweeting badges: User motivations for displaying achievement in publicly networked environments

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 93-100

  Kwon, K Hazel ^a   Halavais, Alexander ^a   Havener, Shannon ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84923107274     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0438     Document Type: Article

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