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Journalism and Mass Communication Volume 1 (2014), Article ID 1:IJJMC-105, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2349-2635/2014/105
Research Article
A Comparative Study of the Relationship Between Mobile Phone Use and Social Capital Among College Students in Shanghai and Taipei

Yi-Ning Chen1, Ven-Hwei Lo2*, Ran Wei3, Xiaoge Xu4 and Guoliang Zhang5

1Department of Advertising, College of Communication, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
2Ven-Hwei Lo, School of Journalism & Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
3School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
4Xiaoge Xu, School of International Communications, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China
5Guoliang Zhang, School of Media & Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Corresponding Author Details : Dr. Ven-Hwei Lo, School of Journalism & Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; E-mail: loven@cuhk.edu.hk
Received : 03 May 2014; Accepted : 15 June 2014; Published : 17 June 2014
Citation : Chen Y, Lo V, Wei R, Xu X, Zhang G (2014) A Comparative Study of the Relationship between Mobile Phone Use and Social Capital among College Students in Shanghai and Taipei. Int J Journalism Mass Comm 1: 105. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2349-2635/2014/105

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