Do age and gender differences exist in selfie-related behaviours?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 549-555

  Dhir, Amandeep ^a,b,c   Pallesen, Ståle ^d   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^d   Andreassen, Cecilie Schou ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Computer mediated communication; Cross sectional survey; Selfie; Social media; Young adults

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS;

ADOLESCENTS; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; SELFIE; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULTS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84979255259     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.053     Document Type: Article

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