Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, No. 57-1 Wujiayao Street, Hexi District, Tianjin 300074, China; Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Addict Behav. 2020 Jun;105:106335. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106335. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
Few studies have examined mental health variables in relation to social vs. non-social smartphone use, and how such types of use relate to problematic smartphone use (PSU). We conducted a web survey of 316 American undergraduate students about severity of depression, anxiety, fear of missing out (FOMO), social and non-social smartphone use, and PSU. Using structural equation modeling, we found that compared to social smartphone use, non-social use was more strongly linked with severity of PSU (β = 0.18, p < .05) and FOMO (β = 0.24, p < .05). FOMO mediated relations between depression severity and non-social smartphone use (β = 0.09, p = .04). Furthermore, FOMO mediated relations between both depression (β = 0.23, p < .001) and anxiety (β = 0.16, p = .04) with PSU severity. We discuss non-social smartphone use as a possible avoidance strategy among anxious individuals, and the role of FOMO in individuals desiring social connectedness but also feeling socially anxious. Results are discussed in the context of a comprehensive theoretical model on pathways toward excessive internet use.
很少有研究考察心理健康变量与社交和非社交智能手机使用之间的关系，以及这种使用方式与智能手机使用障碍（PSU）之间的关系。我们对 316 名美国大学生进行了一项网络调查，调查内容包括抑郁严重程度、焦虑、错失恐惧（FOMO）、社交和非社交智能手机使用以及 PSU 严重程度。通过结构方程模型，我们发现与社交智能手机使用相比，非社交使用与 PSU 严重程度（β=0.18，p<.05）和 FOMO（β=0.24，p<.05）的关联更强。FOMO 介导了抑郁严重程度与非社交智能手机使用之间的关系（β=0.09，p=.04）。此外，FOMO 还介导了抑郁（β=0.23，p<.001）和焦虑（β=0.16，p=.04）与 PSU 严重程度之间的关系。我们讨论了非社交智能手机使用作为焦虑个体的一种可能的回避策略，以及 FOMO 在那些渴望社交联系但又感到社交焦虑的个体中的作用。研究结果在关于过度使用互联网的综合理论模型背景下进行了讨论。
