Interplay Between Fear of Missing Out and Loneliness: A Three-Wave Panel Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bonfanti, Rubinia Celeste; Salerno, Laura; Ruggieri, Stefano; Coco, Gianluca Lo

doi:10.1089/cyber.2022.0182

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“…In fact, FoMO as a pervasive anxiety emotion in mobile phone usage is also influenced by feelings of loneliness. Loneliness not only directly and positively predicts FoMO, 49 but it can also indirectly influence FoMO through the intensity of social media use. 50 Specifically, individuals with high levels of loneliness seek to satisfy their social needs through their phones, experience more satisfaction and happiness, and are more concerned about missing important information, whether it’s their own or others’.…”

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Why Cannot I Stop Phubbing? Boredom Proneness and Phubbing: A Multiple Mediation Model

Gao,

Liu,

Shen

et al. 2023

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Background With the popularity of smartphone and their increasingly rich functions, people’s attachment to their phones is increasing. While people enjoy the convenience that smartphone bring (eg, accessing information and socializing), it also leads to problematic smartphone use (eg, phubbing). Previous research has shown that boredom proneness can trigger phubbing. However, the underlying psychological mechanisms are not yet clear. Methods To address this research gap, we surveyed 556 Chinese college students ( M age = 18.89 years, SD = 1.18) during the COVID-19 pandemic and all participants completed a self-report questionnaire. Drawing the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model (I-PACE) for addictive behaviors, this study developed and examined a multiple mediation model incorporating boredom proneness, loneliness, fear of missing out (FoMO), and phubbing. Results (1) Boredom proneness could positively predict phubbing; (2) loneliness and FoMO mediated the relationship between boredom proneness and phubbing, respectively; and (3) loneliness and FoMO sequentially mediated the relationship between boredom proneness and phubbing. Conclusion These findings are not only valuable for understanding the underlying mechanisms linking boredom proneness and phubbing, but also suggest that three types of interventions could be effectively used to decrease the risk of phubbing among college students, namely, reducing boredom proneness, relieving loneliness, and decreasing FoMO.

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