ArticleBMC psychology2026
Peer pressure and fear of missing out among university students in the social media environment: the influence mechanism of self‑authenticity.
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backgroundFear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Peer Pressure are intertwined among university students and are highly associated with Social Media Addiction. This study explores the potential moderating role of Self-Authenticity in the associations among peer pressure, social media-related factors, and FoMO.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was administered to 397 Chinese university students. Five variables were measured: Self-Authenticity, Peer Pressure, Social Media Addiction, Online Social Comparison, and FoMO. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and moderation analyses were utilized to examine the structural relationships among these variables.
resultsSocial Media Addiction and Online Social Comparison exhibited indirect association patterns between Peer Pressure and FoMO. Self-Authenticity demonstrated significant negative predictive effects on all variables in the model. Additionally, Self-Authenticity negatively moderated the association between Peer Pressure and FoMO (where the direct predictive path became non-significant after its inclusion), while demonstrating positive moderating effects on the associations from Peer Pressure to Social Media Addiction, and from Social Media Addiction to Online Social Comparison.
conclusionSelf-Authenticity is negatively associated with baseline levels of peer pressure, social media-related risks, and FoMO. Grounded in the S-O-R framework, the study highlights Self-Authenticity as a key individual-level variable that moderates the statistical associations among external pressures, digital behaviors, and psychological states. Given the cross-sectional design, these findings represent structural associations rather than causal mechanisms.
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