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Fear of missing out and problematic social media use as mediators between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior
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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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Metadata
- 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
- Social Sciences › Communication › Digital Media and Philosophy
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › 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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