Attachment, attraction and communication in real and virtual worlds: A study of massively multiplayer online gamers

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Highlights:

• Online friendships and romances are largely identical to offline ones.

• People spend more time communicating with friends they meet online.

• Friends met online are seen as less socially attractive.

摘要

•Online friendships and romances are largely identical to offline ones.•People spend more time communicating with friends they meet online.•Friends met online are seen as less socially attractive.

论文关键词:Online and offline,Attachment,Attraction,Communication,Relationship

论文评审过程:Received 10 October 2017, Revised 9 May 2018, Accepted 11 May 2018, Available online 15 May 2018, Version of Record 24 May 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.05.017