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Social Networking Sites Use and Psychological Attachment Need among Indonesian Young Adults Population

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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Title Social Networking Sites Use and Psychological Attachment Need among Indonesian Young Adults Population
 
Creator Andangsari, Esther Widhi
Gumilar, Ihshan
Godwin, Raymond
 
Description The wide-spread use of online social networking sites has sparked many psychological issues and research around the globe. A unique phenomenon has come into existence in which people rely on Facebook to satisfy their attachment need. It is one of the very innately psychological needs that presents throughout a life span. The present study investigated the interaction between attachment style and social networking site use. The result showed that attachment style contributed significantly to the level of social media use. It also pointed out that the attachment style distinguished significantly between active and non-active users. Future research and implications of the study were discussed.
 
Publisher Redfame Publishing
 
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Date 2013-06-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/66
10.11114/ijsss.v1i2.66
 
Source International Journal of Social Science Studies; Vol 1, No 2 (2013); 133-138
2324-8041
2324-8033
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/66/158