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social compensation hypothesis: a standalone construct

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social compensationhypothesis1 CONSTRUCTSocial compensationVALKENBURG · COMMUNICATION

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the idea that socially anxious or lonely people gain the most from online communication because it compensates for weaker offline skills.

In communication, social compensation hypothesis refers to the idea that socially anxious or lonely people gain the most from online communication because it compensates for weaker offline skills. This meaning comes from Valkenburg (2007) in Developmental Psychology.[1]

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  1. Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Preadolescents' and adolescents' online communication and their closeness to friends. Developmental Psychology, 43(2), 267-277. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.43.2.267

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