Effects of social network services (SNS) subjective norms on SNS addiction

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 582-588

  Kim, Joon ho ^a   Kim, Goon ju ^b   Choi, Hyun ju ^a   Seok, Bong ihn ^c   Lee, Nam hyun ^d  

^a Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

^b Korea VR AR Industry Association   (South Korea)

^c 13F KOTECH Bldg 701 7   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

addiction; connectivity; perceived pleasure; social network services; subjective norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 85076877893     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: 18155626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2019.1694735     Document Type: Article

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