Understanding the relationship between intensity and gratifications of Facebook use among adolescents and young adults

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 350-364

  Dhir, Amandeep ^a,b   Tsai, Chin Chung ^c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Content U G; Cross sectional survey; Intensity of Facebook use; Process U G and young adults

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; FACEBOOK; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS; YOUNG ADULTS; YOUNG PEOPLES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 85014964842     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2016.08.017     Document Type: Article

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