The uses and abuses of facebook: A review of facebook addiction

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 133-148

  Ryan, Tracii ^a   Chester, Andrea ^a   Reece, John ^a   Xenos, Sophia ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction; Facebook; Social networking sites; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923222500     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.016     Document Type: Review

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