Exploring the roles of narcissism, uses of, and gratifications from microblogs on affinity-seeking and social capital

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 152-162

  Mo, Ruo ^a   Leung, Louis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Affinity seeking; Microblog; Narcissism; Sina weibo; Social capital; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929577424     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12087     Document Type: Article

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