On the other hand, the social compensation theory states that more introverted teens will use these sites to anonymously self-disclose personal feelings and make friends in a less intimidating environment than the real world (Anderson-Butcher, 2010). ... This infinite social circle has a litany of possible negative effects on adolescent social lives, but all of those can significantly affect how a teen defines "friendship". ... The most extreme of these cases has actually turned clinical and is defined as FoMO, or Fear of Missing Out syndrome. ...

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