Fear of missing out and problematic social media use: A serial mediation model of social comparison and self-esteem
Servidio R, Soraci P, Griffiths MD, Boca S, Demetrovics Z
Addictive behaviors reports · 27 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
- Government
- Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal
- Grants
- Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal (K131635); Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal (KKP126835)
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Publication
- Published
- 2024-03-04 · Addict Behav Rep · vol. 19 · p. 100536
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 88 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 67.5× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 86 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Mental Health via Writing · Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- fear of missing out, social media addiction, social comparison, self-esteem, serial mediation
5 authors
From IT, GB, HU
- Rocco Carmine Servidio · correspondingUniversity of Calabria
- Paolo SoraciUniversity Niccolò Cusano
- Mark Damian GriffithsNottingham Trent University
- Stefano BocaUniversity of Palermo
- Zsolt DemetrovicsEötvös Loránd University; University of Gibraltar
Abstract
Background and aim
Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) is consistently associated with problematic social media use (PSMU). Moreover, previous studies have shown a significant association between FoMO, self-esteem, and social comparison. However, there is a lack of studies that have investigated the relationship between, FoMO, social comparison, self-esteem, and PSMU in an integrated model. The present study hypothesized that FoMO may influence PSMU through the serial mediating role of social comparison and self-esteem.
Method
A cross-sectional survey study was conducted comprising 256 Italian university students (74.4% female), aged 18 to 38 years (M = 23.05 years; SD = 3.58). The participants completed an online survey assessing the variables of the study.
Results
Controlling for age and gender, the results showed positive associations between FoMO, social comparison, and PSMU, and a negative association between FoMO and self-esteem. Self-esteem was also negatively associated with PSMU. It was also found that social comparison and self-esteem sequentially mediated the association between FoMO and PSMU.
Conclusions
The present study contributes to understanding the mechanisms that underline the complex effects of FoMO on PSMU.
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