Envy and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of FOMO and the moderating role of student-student relationship

Wang, Pengcheng; Wang, Xingchao; Nie, Jia; Zeng, Pan; Liu, Ke; Wang, Jiayi; Guo, Jinjin; Lei, Li

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.04.013

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“…Many other media usage scales were built with diagnostic criteria in mind in an attempt to quantify addictive or problematic usage. The 'clinical' notion of problematic or addictive behavior becomes muddied when the terms 'problematic smartphone use', 'smartphone overuse', 'smartphone dependency', and 'smartphone addiction', are used interchangeably across media usage scales (Ellis, 2020;Wang et al, 2019). Hence, any definitional differences already appear slightly disingenuous.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Fuzzy constructs in technology usage scales

Davidson¹,

Shaw²,

Ellis³

2020

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The mass adoption of digital technologies continues to generate psychological debate on how they impact people and society. For example, associations have regularly observed between technology use and a variety of negative outcomes including depression and anxiety. However, large, pre-registered studies have failed to replicate these findings. Regardless of direction, the majority of designs rely on self-reported ‘usage’ scales. Given their importance for research integrity, here we consider what these scales are measuring. Across two studies, we observe that many scales align with a single, identical construct despite claims they capture something unique. We then demonstrate overlap between these scales and mental health by examining latent relationships. Our results suggest that psychologists need to critically consider how they proceed both methodologically and conceptually when developing psychometric scales in this domain if research findings are to ever be drawn together into a coherent body of knowledge.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fuzzy constructs in technology usage scales

Davidson¹,

Shaw²,

Ellis³

2020

Preprint

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“…Hence, most research on FoMO is related to negative online impacts such as excessive SNS engagement and game addictions, especially among adolescents. FoMO can lead to adolescents spending much more time on online activities, thus leading to addiction [38,39,43].…”

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“…Wang et al [43] Game addiction How FoMO influences the relationship between social identity and online game addiction.…”

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A Study on Bandwagon Consumption Behavior Based on Fear of Missing Out and Product Characteristics

Inwon

2020

Sustainability

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There have been unusual collective consumption phenomena that consumer behavior conforms to as part of the pursuit of specific brands (e.g., teenagers wearing the same brand jacket). In order to explain bandwagon consumption behavior, previous studies focused on brand, personal traits, and group characteristics. However, previous studies seem somewhat limited in explaining excessive bandwagon consumption. This study addresses a psychological trait, the Fear of Missing out (FoMO), which describes why people want to belong to a main group. Along with FoMO, product characteristics influence bandwagon consumption behavior because consumers may show different behaviors for different product categories. Hence, this study combines FoMO levels (high/low) and product category (luxury/necessity) to explain bandwagon consumption behavior. The results reveal that the combination of high FoMO and luxury shows the strongest bandwagon consumption behavior. The next strongest combination is low FoMO and necessity, followed by high FoMO and necessity, and low FoMO and luxury. Based on these findings, this study might present implications for understanding excessive bandwagon consumption based on psychological traits and product characteristics, which makes it possible for marketers to provide customizing products and services as well as advertising messages for young consumers groups who experience high levels of FoMO when establishing their marketing strategies.

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“…Thus, this study hypothesized the following: FOMO is a form of anxiety that is a possible contributor to increase the use of digital technology [34]. The anxiety generated by FOMO brings about a persuasive urge that influences individuals to be in constant use of their smartphones [35]. Apprehension from FOMO brings missing pleasurable experiences, with the need to constantly stay connected with members of one's social network [19], and the ubiquitous presence of smartphones causes the boundaries existing between an individual and the world to disappear, interlinking individuals with their social network [12,36].…”

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Linking FOMO and Smartphone Use to Social Media Brand Communities

Osemeahon

Agoyi

2020

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Social media brand communities provide firms with the necessary apparatus to develop and maintain relationships. This study explores the effect of fear of missing out (FOMO) and smartphone use on consumer engagement in social media brand communities, which the study hypothesizes to affect consumer loyalty. Data from 279 social media brand community (SMBC) participants were analyzed. Findings reveal that both fear of missing out and smartphone use influence consumer engagement, which in turn influences consumer loyalty in social media brand communities. Furthermore, smartphone use was found to mediate the impact of fear of missing out on consumer engagement.

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Envy and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of FOMO and the moderating role of student-student relationship

Cited by 67 publications

References 39 publications

Fuzzy constructs in technology usage scales

Fuzzy constructs in technology usage scales

A Study on Bandwagon Consumption Behavior Based on Fear of Missing Out and Product Characteristics

Linking FOMO and Smartphone Use to Social Media Brand Communities

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