Age Differences in Online Social Networking: Extending Socioemotional Selectivity Theory to Social Network Sites

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 221-239

  Chang, Pamara F ^a   Choi, Yoon Hyung ^a   Bazarova, Natalya N ^a   Löckenhoff, Corinna E ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84930031112     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2015.1029126     Document Type: Article

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