The pattern matrix of extracted factors is presented in Table 2.
The high score on the first factor characterizes persons who
communicate easier through FB than in offline surrounding. These
individuals feel more liked and accepted on FB than in real life,
because they feel more secure and unencumbered by physical
appearance. They feel more self-satisfied when on FB and experience
depression symptoms when offline. This factor is named
Compensatory use of FB (abbr. Compensation) because it describes
the use of FB as a mean of compensation of personal insecurities
and feelings of inadequacy