Psychological Development and Education ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 605-614.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2019.05.12

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The Effect of Fear of Missing out on Social Networking Sites Addiction among College Students: The Mediating Roles of Social Networking Site Integration Use and Social Support

MA Jianling1, LIU Chang2   

  1. 1. Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065;
    2. Mental Health Counseling Center, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100
  • Published:2019-09-30

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Abstract: Prior studies found fear of missing out (FOMO) is a significant predictor of social networking sites addiction based on Facebook platform. However, the mechanism underlying this association remains unclear. Using Chinese popular social networking sites platform, we aimed to explore the mediating roles of social media integration use and support between FOMO and social networking sites addiction. Four hundred and ninety three Chinese college students, including fresh man, sophomore and junior from three university in Chongqing complete measures of FOMO, Chinese social media addiction scale, social media integrator use scale and social media support scale. The results showed:(1) FOMO is a significant predictor of social networking sites addiction;(2) social media use integration mediate the relationship between FOMO and social networking sites addiction;(3) social media support mediate the relationship between FOMO and social networking sites addiction; (4) social media use integration and support serially mediate the relationship between FOMO and social networking sites addiction. The implications and limitation of the study were discussed.

Key words: fomo, college students, social networking sites addiction, social networking sites support, bayesian sem

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