Intimacy and computer communication
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- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
- Vol. 26 (1) , 33-41
Abstract
The relationship between intimacy and communication which uses computer technology is addressed. Definitions of intimacy are considered, and the nature of intimate conversations which use computers as a communications medium are discussed. Implications for counselling are examined.Keywords
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