scholarly journals Health anxiety related to problematic smartphone use and gaming disorder severity during COVID ‐19: Fear of missing out as a mediator

Author(s):  
Jon D. Elhai ◽  
Dean McKay ◽  
Haibo Yang ◽  
Charlene Minaya ◽  
Christian Montag ◽  
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Author(s):  
Rocco Servidio ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics

The present study examined whether the relationship between the Dark Triad (DT) of personality and problematic smartphone use (PSU) can be explained by the mediating role of fear of missing out (FoMO). The role of FoMO in this relationship has yet to be examined. A total of 457 participants completed an online survey. Results indicated that males scored high on measures assessing DT of personality, while females scored high on PSU. Structural equation modelling showed that narcissism was directly associated with PSU. FoMO partially mediated the association between narcissism and PSU. Machiavellianism and narcissism were directly associated with FoMO. In the fully mediated model, narcissism (but not Machiavellianism) was still associated with FoMO, and in turn, FoMO was related to PSU. Although preliminary, the results of the present study indicated that Machiavellianism and narcissism might represent antecedents of FoMO, in addition to the Big Five personality traits, and both could be involved in the development of PSU.


2020 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 106335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon D. Elhai ◽  
Elizabeth F. Gallinari ◽  
Dmitri Rozgonjuk ◽  
Haibo Yang

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 205630512096376
Author(s):  
Ufuk Tugtekin ◽  
Esra Barut Tugtekin ◽  
Adile Aşkım Kurt ◽  
Kadir Demir

In this study, we aimed to adapt the Information and communication technology (ICT) Overload and social networking service (SNS) Fatigue Scale to measure the overload and SNSs fatigue experienced by individuals while using ICTs in the Turkish language and analyze the adapted scale based on various variables. The scale adaptation procedure was conducted by surveying 225 undergraduate-level university students. In addition to discriminant and convergent reliability, the general fitness index parameters were compared with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and the model results were found in accordance with the acceptable fitness index criteria, with clarification as a complete model in all sub-dimensions. The relationships between fear of missing out (FoMO), problematic smartphone use (PSU), and SNSs Fatigue levels of the participants were also investigated. The adapted scale was then applied to 469 participants. The findings demonstrated that there was a significant difference between PSU and SNS Fatigue levels of participants based on gender, favoring females. It was also revealed that the variables of interest FoMO and SNS Fatigue together predicted the PSU.


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