Examining bi-directionality between Fear of Missing Out and problematic smartphone use. A two-wave panel study among adolescents

Coco, Gianluca Lo; Salerno, Laura; Franchina, Vittoria; Tona, Antonino La; Blasi, Maria Di; Giordano, Cecilia

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106360

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“…The rapid diffusion and adoption of smartphones, tablets and smartwatches, have greatly facilitated people's access to goods and services found on the web. This ease of access, however, has translated into increased hours of connectivity such that the amount of time people spend on their smartphones has become a growing concern, prompting several scholars to explore whether their excessive use could lead to addictive behaviours (Duke & Montag, 2017;Kim et al, 2016;Lo Coco et al, 2020;Servidio, 2019). The addictive use of the Internet is often denominated by such terms as: social media addiction, Facebook addiction, and problematic smartphone addiction (Choi et al, 2014;Marino, Gini, Vieno, & Spada, 2018), among others.…”

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Fear of missing out and self-esteem as mediators of the relationship between maximization and problematic smartphone use

Servidio

2021

Curr Psychol

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Problematic smartphone use (PSU), which involves an excessive and uncontrolled use of smartphones, thereby causing daily-life disturbance, has been associated with a range of negative outcomes including anxiety, depression, and deficits in social relationships. However, the relationship between PSU and maximization, which could be an explanatory factor, has not yet been thoroughly studied. Drawing on the Interaction-Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model, the current study aimed to investigate the association between PSU and maximization with the assumption that fear of missing out (FoMO) and self-esteem could mediate this relationship. Empirical data were gathered from 277 Italian university students who completed an online survey. Correlation analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) were used to investigate the relationships among the variables. The results showed that PSU, maximization, and FoMO were positively correlated; whereas maximization and self-esteem were negatively correlated. Furthermore, FoMO and self-esteem partially mediated that relationship, suggesting that participant maximizers experience more FoMO, especially when the participants have fear of missing out on potentially “better” alternatives to social experiences and exhibit low self-esteem. Thus, higher FoMO and low self-esteem can be a driver of PSU. Finally, this study provides new insights about how maximization may have an impact on the development of addictive behaviour such as PSU.

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Fear of missing out and self-esteem as mediators of the relationship between maximization and problematic smartphone use

Servidio

2021

Curr Psychol

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“…With the greater portability and connectivity they offer, smartphones are being increasingly used in everyday life. 1 In South Korea, 89.5% of the total population, including 97.2% of adolescents, used smartphones in 2018. 2 In this context, recent studies have highlighted the negative impact of adolescents' smartphone use.…”

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Associations between Problematic Smartphone Use, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Mental Health Status in Korean Adolescents: Based on Data from the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017)

Kim

Han

2020

Psychiatry Investig

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Objective We aimed to assess the associations between problematic smartphone use, unhealthy behaviors, and mental health status among adolescents.Methods The data for this cross-sectional study were obtained from the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017). From among the 62,276 adolescents who participated in this nationwide web-based survey, 54,603 (87.7%) who used smartphones were selected as the study population. Unhealthy behaviors included smoking, drinking, physical inactivity, skipping breakfast, and fast food consumption. For the examination of mental health status, we considered sleep disturbances, stress, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. The associations between problematic smartphone use, unhealthy behaviors, and mental health were analyzed using multiple logistic regression analyses.Results More than four hours of use on weekdays (31.3%) and weekends (61.3%) and the use of smartphones for communication (46.9%) were associated with unhealthy behaviors and mental health problems. Furthermore, adolescents who experienced conflicts with family (22.3%) and friends (25.8%) and academic problems (3.4%) were likely to have health problems.Conclusion The results suggest that problematic smartphone use may disrupt adolescents’ health. Therefore, there is a need for prevention programs for problematic smartphone use at home and at school to improve adolescents’ health.

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“…4 In addition to nomophobia, experts have recently drawn our attention to the fear of missing out (FoMO), a factor that can play a role in the problematic phone use. 5 FoMO, which is used to mean "Fear of Missing out on Developments in Social Environments" in Turkish literature, is the fear of missing out on other people's beautiful, exciting, and interesting experiences and missing out on what is going on. 6 For example, people who see a beautiful holiday photo shared by their friend on social media may think that they miss these experiences and that they fail to continuously follow what other things their friend shares; in other words, they miss the developments.…”

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Relationship between nomophobia, fear of missing out, and perceived work overload in nurses in Turkey

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Coşkun²,

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Perspect Psychiatr Care

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This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between nomophobia, fear of missing out (FoMO), and perceived work overload (PWO) among nurses in Turkey.Design and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out with 178 nurses. In the study, the Nomophobia Questionnaire, FoMO scale, and PWO scale were used.Findings: There was a positive and significant relationship between nomophobia, FoMO, and PWO variables. The nomophobia and FoMO independent variables accounted for 6% of the PWO-dependent variable.Practice Implications: Controlled use of smartphones and social media can contribute to the minimizing of the work overload perceived by nurses as a time pressure factor.

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Examining bi-directionality between Fear of Missing Out and problematic smartphone use. A two-wave panel study among adolescents

Cited by 59 publications

References 44 publications

Fear of missing out and self-esteem as mediators of the relationship between maximization and problematic smartphone use

Fear of missing out and self-esteem as mediators of the relationship between maximization and problematic smartphone use

Associations between Problematic Smartphone Use, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Mental Health Status in Korean Adolescents: Based on Data from the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017)

Relationship between nomophobia, fear of missing out, and perceived work overload in nurses in Turkey

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