"They're the modern-day gay bar": Exploring the uses and gratifications of social networks for men who have sex with men

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 476-482

  Miller, Brandon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay men; Internet; Men who have sex with men; Social networking; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

GAY MEN; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKS; ON-LINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; ONLINE SURVEYS; PHONE APPLICATIONS; STANDALONE APPLICATIONS; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84930939943     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.05.023     Document Type: Article

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