Social comparison orientation and fear of missing out as mediators between self-concept clarity and problematic smartphone use
Servidio R, Sinatra M, Griffiths MD, Monacis L
Addictive behaviors · 41 citations
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- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2021-06-10 · Addict Behav · vol. 122 · p. 107014
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 93 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 18.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 59 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Influence and Health · Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Keywords
- social comparison orientation, fear of missing out, self-concept clarity, smartphone addiction, I-PACE model, mediation, serial mediation, social media use
- MeSH
- humans, fear, self concept, adult, female, male, smartphone, latent class analysis, social comparison
4 authors
From IT, GB
- Rocco Carmine ServidioUniversity of Calabria
- María SinatraUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro
- Mark Damian Griffiths · correspondingNottingham Trent University
- Lucia MonacisUniversity of Foggia
Abstract
The present study sought to provide empirical evidence for the sequential mediating role of social comparison orientation and fear of missing out (FoMO) in the relationship between self-concept clarity (SCC) and problematic smartphone use (PSU) within the framework of the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model. A sample of 474 Italian participants (Mage = 29.48; 52.7% females) completed a battery of self-report instruments including the Self-Concept Clarity Scale, the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation, the Fear of Missing Out Scale, and the Smartphone Addiction Scale. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and structural equation modelling analyses were conducted. Results confirmed the hypothesized relationships and indicated that SCC was negatively associated with PSU use and that this association was partially and sequentially mediated by social comparison orientation and FoMO. Both mediators could therefore be considered as proximal factors of PSU. Implications and further research suggestions are provided.
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