Student class standing, Facebook use, and academic performance

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 18-29

  Junco, Reynol ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Facebook; Multitasking; Postsecondary education; Social and academic integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923333513     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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