Social Network Sites, Fear of Missing Out, and Psychosocial Correlates

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aut.relation.issue3en_NZ
aut.relation.journalCyberpsychology : Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspaceen_NZ
aut.relation.volume14en_NZ
dark.contributor.authorClassen, Ben_NZ
dark.contributor.authorWood, Jen_NZ
dark.contributor.authorDavies, Pen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-04T04:21:16Z
dc.date.available2020-08-04T04:21:16Z
dc.date.copyright2020-08-15en_NZ
dc.date.issued2020-08-15en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThe use of Social Network Sites (SNSs) has grown to become a ubiquitous aspect of daily life in developed countries throughout the world. This rise of social media has resulted in increased public concern regarding the way in which individuals engage with SNSs, and the consequences of frequent SNS use. The Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) is an example of a social psychological phenomenon which has recently received attention as a significant factor associated with experiences of SNS engagement. The following study sought to contribute to developing understandings of SNS use and FoMO. This was achieved by assessing the extent to which FoMO mediated the relationships between SNS engagement and four other psychosocial factors (psychological need satisfaction, social capital, public self-consciousness, and public self-monitoring). Quantitative data were collected from a student volunteer sample of 218 New Zealand SNS users and analysed using a series of regression analyses. Relationships between each of the assessed psychosocial variables and rates of SNS engagement were found to be mediated by FoMO. The findings of this study support the view that FoMO plays an important role in understanding the range of complex and interrelated psychosocial factors relating to rates of SNS engagement.
dc.identifier.citationCyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 14 (3)
dc.identifier.issn1802-7962en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/13575
dc.publisherMasaryk Universityen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://cyberpsychology.eu/issue/archive
dc.rightsThe articles in Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace are open access articles licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectSNS; FoMO; Social capital; Psychological need satisfaction; Public self-monitoring; Public self-consciousness
dc.titleSocial Network Sites, Fear of Missing Out, and Psychosocial Correlatesen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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