Media multitasking and well-being of university students

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 242-250

  Xu, Shan ^a   Wang, Zheng ^a   David, Prabu ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation; Multitasking; Self control; Social success; Synchronicity; Well being

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES; CONTROL MEASURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SOCIAL SUCCESS; SYNCHRONICITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; WELL BEING;

MULTITASKING;

EID: 84942307808     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.08.040     Document Type: Article

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