The use of chat rooms in the internet: an exploratory study about the motivations, habits and attitudes of adolescents

The present study aims at investigating adolescents’ motivations, habits and attitudes in the use of internet chatrooms. 128 São Paulo High School and University students answered a specially devised questionnaire. Results showed no significant gender differences concerning the reasons for using cha...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Garcia Dias, Yves de La Taille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2006-06-01
Series:Interação em Psicologia
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Online Access:http://revistas.ufpr.br/psicologia/article/view/5778