Neuroticism, Trait Fear of Missing Out, and Phubbing: The Mediating Role of State Fear of Missing Out and Problematic Instagram Use

By Sabah Balta, Emrah Emirtekin, Kağan Kırcaburun, Mark D. Griffiths. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2018

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One of the relatively new negative consequences of smartphone use is “phubbing” (snubbing someone while an individual checks their smartphone in the middle of a real-life conversation). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the direct and indirect associations of neuroticism, trait anxiety, and trait fear of missing out with phubbing via state fear of missing out and problematic Instagram use. A total of 423 adolescents and emerging adults aged between 14 and 21 years (53% female) participated in the study. Findings indicated that females had significantly higher scores of phubbing, fear of missing out, problematic Instagram use, trait anxiety, and neuroticism. Path analysis showed that trait fear of missing out and neuroticism were indirectly associated with phubbing via state fear of missing out and problematic Instagram use. State fear of missing out was directly and indirectly associated with phubbing via problematic Instagram use. The present study is the first to demonstrate empirical evidence for the relationship between different dimensions of fear of missing out, problematic Instagram use, and phubbing.

Subfields: Education, Sociology and Political Science

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Online Dating and Problematic Use: A Systematic Review (2020, background): “Furthermore, the relationship between anxiety traits and neuroticism has been upheld by a great body of research in behavioural addictions (Andreassen et al. 2013; Atroszko et al. 2015; Balta et al. 2018; Kuss et al. 2013, 2014).”
Social media induced fear of missing out (FoMO) and phubbing: Behavioural, relational and psychological outcomes (2022, unknown): “First, the significant association between FoMO and phubbing confirms scholars ’ expectations that this relationship exists (e.g. Balta et al., 2020) not only in social but also in professional contexts.”
The relationship between Instagram use and indicators of mental health: A systematic review (2021, background): “In particular, Balta et al. (2018) found a strong positive association between intensity of Insta-gram use and fear of missing out.”