On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples

<p dir="ltr">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...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Sameha Alshakhsi (17032311) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Areej Babiker (17032314) (author), Christian Montag (413788) (author), Raian Ali (12066006) (author)
منشور في: 2023
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الملخص:<p dir="ltr">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.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Acta Psychologica<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104026" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104026</a></p>