Need for relatedness: a self-determination approach to examining attachment styles, Facebook use, and psychological well-being

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 153-173

  Lin, Jih Hsuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Facebook; loneliness; need satisfaction of relatedness; self determination theory; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960306405     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2015.1126749     Document Type: Article

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