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Fear of missing out and problematic social media use as mediators between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior

Fang, Jie, Wang, Xingchao, Wen, Zhonglin, Zhou, Jianfeng·2020·Addictive Behaviors

Abstract

Recent research has identified some risk factors for phubbing behavior. However, scarce research has examined the potential influence of emotional support from social media on phubbing behavior, and little is known regarding the mediating mechanisms underlying this relationship. The present study examined the predictive role of emotional support from social media on phubbing behavior among college students and investigated whether fear of missing out and problematic social media use both mediated the relationship between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior. A sample of 501 Chinese college students (aged 17-23, M age = 19.6 years, SD = 1.24) completed questionnaires regarding emotional support from social media, fear of missing out, problematic social media use, and phubbing behavior. The results indicated that (a) emotional support from social media was positively associated with phubbing behavior; (b) both fear of missing out and problematic social media use mediated the relationship between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior; and (c) fear of missing out and problematic social media use sequentially mediated the relationship between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior. These findings have important implications for the prevention and intervention of phubbing behavior among college students.

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  • El apoyo emocional que reciben los estudiantes universitarios en las redes sociales es mediador del uso problemático de las redes y del phubbing.

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Authors
Fang, J., Wang, X., Wen, Z., & Zhou, J.
Affiliations
  • Guangdong University Of Finances and Economics (CN)
  • Shanxi University (CN)
  • South China Normal University (CN)
Corresponding author
Wang, Xingchao
Venue
Addictive Behaviors
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-08
Volume
107
Pages
106430
ISSN
0306-4603 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3015942345
Cited by
186
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 25 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 53 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 7
FWCI
33.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31771245)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Digital Media and Philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
Keywords
phubbing, fear of missing out, social media addiction, university students, mediation, social media use
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Fear, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Students, Behavior, Addictive, Young Adult, Social Media

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