Being popular at 15 and having a true best friend lead in very different directions, a 10-year University of Virginia study of 169 teens found, with the popular ones more socially anxious by 25
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A decade-long study found teens with strong best friendships had less social anxiety and higher self-worth at 25, while the most popular had more social anxiety, a pattern echoed by research on "cool" kids and on adults chasing fame and image.
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