SynthesisBMC psychology2023
The association between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction: a meta-analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Meta-analytic structural equation modeling with mediation role of problematic mobile phone use between solitude and anxiety and depression.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
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- Longitudinal Associations Among Academic Burnout, Fear of Missing Out, and Smartphone Use Addiction in Chinese University Students: A Two-Wave Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Fear of Missing Out and Executive Functions: The Role of Self-regulation as a Mediator.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Article
- The mediating role of social avoidance between relative deprivation and smartphone addiction: a random intercept cross-lagged panel model study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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- The generational happiness switch in Norway: the puzzle of miserable youth and happy seniors.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The impact of night shift workload on nurses' depressive symptoms: a chain mediation analysis of sleep disturbances, social avoidance and fear of missing out.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- COVID-19-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Relation With Social Media Addiction Among University Students: Mediating Role of Fear of Missing Out.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Linking Self-Esteem to Problematic Mobile Phone Use: A Moderated Mediation Model of Fear of Missing Out and Ruminative Subtypes.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessment of nomophobia and its determinants among adults and adolescents in Semi-urban Chennai.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- The Relationship Between Loneliness and the Overuse of WeChat Among Chinese Elderly: The Chain Mediation Role of Sensation Seeking and Fear of Missing Out.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous studies have explored the association between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction, but there are different viewpoints and the results are inconsistent. This study intends to estimate the strength of the correlation between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction in general through a meta-analysis, and to analyze the influencing factors of the inconsistent results of previous studies.
methodsWe Searched China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wan fang Database, CQVIP Journal Database、Web of Science Core Collection, Elsevier SD, Springer Online Journals, Medline, EBSCO-ERIC, SAGE Online Journals, PsycINFO, PsycArticles and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses。85 studies (90 independent effect size) were included from 2016 to 2023。The pooled correlation coefficient of the association between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction was calculated by a random effects model using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis(Version 3.3).
resultsThe main effect analysis revealed a high positive correlation between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction (r = 0.47, 95%CI [0.44, 0.50]). Furthermore, the measurements of mobile phone addiction moderated the strength of the association between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction, with the highest correlation measured using MPATS and the lowest correlation measured using MPDQ. The age, gender, year of publication, cultural background, and the measurements of fear of missing out had no significant effect on the correlation between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction.
conclusionThe results indicated that fear of missing out was closely related to mobile phone addiction, which complied with the I-PACE model. Psychological services and mental health services should be developed to reduce the emergence of fear of missing out in the digital age and thus alleviate dependence on devices.
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