On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples
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 neu...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2b7a171b6984bdcbed397f6be25b2852023-10-31T04:08:43ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182023-10-01240104026On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samplesSameha Alshakhsi0Areej Babiker1Christian Montag2Raian Ali3Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar; Corresponding authors.Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, QatarDepartment of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, GermanyDivision of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar; Corresponding authors.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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691823002020PersonalityNeuroticismConscientiousnessFear of missing outFoMOSocial media addiction |
| spellingShingle | Sameha Alshakhsi Areej Babiker Christian Montag Raian Ali On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples Acta Psychologica Personality Neuroticism Conscientiousness Fear of missing out FoMO Social media addiction |
| title | On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples |
| title_full | On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples |
| title_fullStr | On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples |
| title_short | On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples |
| title_sort | on the association between personality fear of missing out fomo and problematic social media use tendencies in european and arabian samples |
| topic | Personality Neuroticism Conscientiousness Fear of missing out FoMO Social media addiction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691823002020 |
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