... into daily lives. There seem to be two prevailing theories on how this trend may be affecting teen social development, rich-get-richer and social compensation theories. Rich-get-richer refers to socially adept and confident teens with well-established peer groups using social networking sites to maintain close relationships and keep in contact with long distance friends. 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 ... ages of ten to sev...

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