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ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2025

Loneliness moderates the predictive effect of the trait-state FoMO pathway on problematic social media use.

Rocco Servidio, Francesco Craig, Paolo Soraci, Stefano Boca, Renato Pisanti, Zsolt Demetrovics, Mark D Griffiths

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Rocco ServidioDepartment of Cultures, Education and Society, University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, Building Cube 20/B, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
Francesco CraigDepartment of Cultures, Education and Society, University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, Building Cube 20/B, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
Paolo SoraciDepartment of Economic, Psychological and Communication Sciences, University "Niccolò Cusano", Rome, Italy.
Stefano BocaDepartment of Psychological, Educational and Training Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Renato PisantiDepartment of Economic, Psychological and Communication Sciences, University "Niccolò Cusano", Rome, Italy.
Zsolt DemetrovicsFlinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Fear of missing out (FoMO) and loneliness have been identified as significant contributors to problematic social media use (PSMU). However, no prior research has examined the interplay between trait FoMO, state FoMO, the moderating role of loneliness, and their combined influence on PSMU within a unified model. The present study addressed this gap by testing a moderated-mediation model to investigate how trait FoMO, state FoMO, and loneliness jointly impact PSMU. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 356 participants (55.6 % female;

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LonelinessProblematic social media useState-FoMOTrait-FoMO

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