An investigation of the relationship between Facebook usage, Big Five, self-esteem and narcissism

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 294-301

  Eşkisu, Mustafa ^a   Hoşoğlu, Rumeysa ^a   Rasmussen, Kyler ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Big Five; Facebook; Narcissism; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; STUDENTS;

BIG FIVE; FACEBOOK; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; NARCISSISM; RELATED VARIABLES; SELF ESTEEM; TURKISHS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 85007227742     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.036     Document Type: Article

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