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Metadata
- Authors
- Whitty, M. T.
- Affiliations
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Whitty, Monica T.
- ORCID
- Whitty, Monica T.
- Venue
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-07
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1707-1723
- ISSN
- 0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2137792114
- Cited by
- 345
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 18
- FWCI
- 14.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) (acceptedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (submittedVersion)
- Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- self-presentation, online dating, self-disclosure, online profiles, gender differences, romantic relationships, relationship initiation
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