Dempsey Abigail E, O'Brien Kelsey D, Tiamiyu Mojisola F, Elhai Jon D
Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, 3000 Arlington Ave., Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Addict Behav Rep. 2019 Apr 12;9:100150. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2018.100150. eCollection 2019 Jun.
Prior research has found that psychopathology constructs such as depression and anxiety are associated with problematic use of Facebook (PFU). In the present study, we examined a structural equation model whereby depression, social anxiety and lower life satisfaction predicted PFU severity, while analyzing mediating variables including rumination, fear of missing out (FoMO), and frequency of Facebook use, as well as age and gender as covariates.
Participants were 296 college students administered a web survey of instruments measuring these constructs.
Modeling results demonstrate that FoMO and rumination were significantly related to PFU severity. Facebook use frequency was related to PFU severity. FoMO and rumination each mediated relations between social anxiety and PFU severity.
Results are discussed in the context of prior work on FoMO and excessive technology use, as well as several relevant theoretical frameworks.
先前的研究发现,诸如抑郁和焦虑等精神病理学构念与Facebook的问题使用(PFU)有关。在本研究中,我们检验了一个结构方程模型,其中抑郁、社交焦虑和较低的生活满意度预测了PFU的严重程度,同时分析了包括沉思、错失恐惧(FoMO)和Facebook使用频率等中介变量,以及年龄和性别作为协变量。
296名大学生参与了一项网络调查,该调查使用了测量这些构念的工具。
建模结果表明,FoMO和沉思与PFU严重程度显著相关。Facebook使用频率与PFU严重程度相关。FoMO和沉思各自介导了社交焦虑与PFU严重程度之间的关系。
研究结果将在先前关于FoMO和过度使用技术的研究背景下进行讨论,以及几个相关的理论框架。