“Snapchat is more personal”: An exploratory study on Snapchat behaviors and young adult interpersonal relationships

Vaterlaus, J. Mitchell; Barnett, Kathryn; Roche, Cesia; Young, Jimmy A.

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“Snapchat is more personal”: An exploratory study on Snapchat behaviors and young adult interpersonal relationships

Vaterlaus, J. Mitchell, Barnett, Kathryn, Roche, Cesia, Young, Jimmy A.·2016·Computers in Human Behavior

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Authors: Vaterlaus, J. M., Barnett, K., Roche, C., & Young, J. A.
Affiliations: Montana State University (US)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (US)
California State University, San Marcos (US)
Corresponding author: Vaterlaus, J. Mitchell
ORCID: Vaterlaus, J. Mitchell
Young, Jimmy A.
Venue: Computers in Human Behavior
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-09
Volume: 62
Pages: 594-601
ISSN: 0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.04.029
OpenAlex: W2345632829
Semantic Scholar: 802346b53d0bca24bfe4bff81d917412575c4ade
Cited by: 267
References: 47
Citations by year: 2026: 11 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 6
FWCI: 86.72
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Digital Communication and Language
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
Keywords: Snapchat, young adults, interpersonal relationships, romantic relationships, family relationships, friendship, social media communication, perceived benefits and harms

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