Computer-mediated social support : Internet use and international migrants.

• Main Author: Chen, Wenli.
• Other Authors: Choi, Alfred Siu Kay
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Societies; DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Technologies
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1813
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examines the nature of Computer-Mediated Social Support (CMSS) with regards to international migration and its impact on the migrants’ adaptation to the host country. Grounded upon the theories and findings in related areas, a conceptual framework is proposed that pulls together the main...