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ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2026

The association between fear of missing out and problematic smartphone use: A latent profile analysis of problematic social media use.

Rocco Servidio, Paolo Soraci, Zsolt Demetrovics, Zsolt Horváth, Mark D Griffiths

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Rocco ServidioDepartment of Culture, 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.
Zsolt DemetrovicsFlinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.
Zsolt HorváthInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Mark D GriffithsPsychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Problematic social media use (PSMU) has emerged as a societal and behavioral concern, especially among young adults. However, individual differences in symptom manifestation remain understudied. The present study adopted a person-centered approach to identify distinct profiles of PSMU and to examine the predictive roles of fear of missing out (FoMO), problematic smartphone use (PSU), age, and sex among a sample of 625 Italian university students aged 18 to 40 years (

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Addictive behaviorsBehavioral addictionFear of missing outLatent profile analysisOnline social networkingProblematic smartphone useProblematic social media useSocial mediaTechnology addiction

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