Online intimacy and well-being in the digital age

Internet Interventions

Volumn 4, Issue , 2016, Pages 138-144

  Lomanowska, Anna M ^a,b,c   Guitton, Matthieu J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Online interactions; Online intimacy; Online self disclosure; Online social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 84975222180     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2016.06.005     Document Type: Review

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