On TikTok use disorder tendencies, fear of missing out and everyday cognitive failure
Wang Y, Markett S, Zhao Z, Montag C
Addictive behaviors reports · 0 citations
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- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Universidade de Macau
- Grants
- Universidade de Macau (SRG2025-00018-ICI)
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Publication
- Published
- 2026-02-07 · Addict Behav Rep · vol. 23 · p. 100675
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 0 citations · more than 7% of similar papers · 0.0× the field average
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- 22 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Digital Media and Philosophy · Mind wandering and attention
- Keywords
- fear of missing out, social media addiction, mediation, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire
4 authors
From MO, DE
- Yao WangUniversity of Macau
- Sebastian A. MarkettHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Zhiying ZhaoUniversity of Macau
- Christian Montag · correspondingUniversity of Macau
Abstract
The present work examines associations between TikTok Use Disorder (TTUD) tendencies, fear of missing out (FoMO) and everyday cognitive failure. In line with prior studies on problematic social media use, we observed in N = 720 TikTok users (249 males, 471 females; mean age = 37.78 years) - who completed the TikTok Use Disorder Questionnaire (TTUD-Q), the FoMO Scale, and the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) - that both higher trait and state FoMO went along with more self-reported cognitive failure in everyday life. This association was mediated by TTUD tendencies, albeit to different degrees. The distinction between general FoMO tendencies and situational, online-related state FoMO appears to be important for understanding putative mechanisms behind the here presented associations and is discussed further. Overall, the findings suggest that higher disordered use tendencies of TikTok may be linked to more cognitive failure, potentially due to frequent app-related interruptions of everyday activities. However, these conclusions are limited by the self-report nature of data and the cross-sectional design which precludes causal inference.
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