On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples
Alshakhsi S, Babiker A, Montag C, Ali R
Acta psychologica · 11 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Nonprofit
- Qatar Foundation
- Government
- Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg
- Government
- Qatar National Research Fund
- Government
- Qatar National Library
- Grants
- Qatar National Research Fund (14C-0916-210015); Qatar National Research Fund (NPRP 14 C- 0916–210015)
Based on 4 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2023-09-16 · Acta Psychol (Amst) · vol. 240 · p. 104026
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 44 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 20.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 53 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- fear of missing out, social media addiction, neuroticism, conscientiousness, personality traits, mediation, cultural differences, replication
- MeSH
- humans, fear, personality, arabs, social media, neuroticism
4 authors
From QA, DE
- Sameha Ahmed Ali Alshakhsi · correspondingHamad bin Khalifa University
- Areej BabikerHamad bin Khalifa University
- Christian MontagUniversität Ulm
- Raian Ali · correspondingHamad bin Khalifa University
Abstract
Recent meta-analytical evidence indicates a mild association between higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness scores and a tendency towards problematic social media use (PSMU). However, fear of missing out (FoMO) has emerged as a critical variable in understanding the positive link between neuroticism and PSMU. Given the replication crisis in psychology, this study aimed to reinvestigate personality-PSMU associations and, crucially, the less-studied FoMO mediation effect. To ensure generalizability of the findings, we recruited two diverse samples with European and Arabian backgrounds. The results revealed a significant total effect of neuroticism on PSMU for both cultural groups, with the European sample demonstrating a fully mediated effect via FoMO, whereas the Arab sample showed a partially mediated effect via FoMO, along with a significant direct effect. This study contributes to the existing literature by highlighting the importance of FoMO as a mediator between neuroticism and PSMU and some minor potential cultural differences in this association.
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