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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026

From Binge Scrolling to Problematic Technology Use: Fear of Missing Out as a Self-Regulatory Mediator.

Alex James Holte, Ava B Wise, Andrew J Nixon

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Alex James HoltePsychology Department, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3801-534X
Ava B WisePsychology Department, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA.
Andrew J NixonBehavioral Science Department, University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College, Blue Ash, OH 45236, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Binge-scrolling, the consecutive viewing of digital content, may contribute to maladaptive technology use behaviors such as Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) and Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU). Grounded in Compensatory-Internet Use Theory (CUIT), the present study examined whether Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) mediated the relationships between binge-scrolling, PSU, and PSMU. A total of 428 adults (M

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binge-scrollingfear of missing outproblematic smartphone useproblematic social media use

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PMID42193682
PMCPMC13203229

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