Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-chu City 300, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 14;17(16):5907. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165907.
Use of social networking sites (SNS; i.e., Facebook or Instagram) is common, and people use SNS to communicate and share information. Literature indicates the extent of SNS usage could be influenced by fear of missing out (FoMO). FoMO means a process of appraisal and psychological need for SNS use. This study proposes a model that integrates three determinants of social cognitive theory (SCT) to explain the impact of FoMO on SNS usage.
A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from 259 participants recruited from a website.
The analysis focused on FoMO, social influence, positive outcome expectancy, refusal self-efficacy, and SNS-related behavior cloud-based sites. Data are examined using descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling.
The proposed model reported proper goodness of fit. FoMO did not directly or indirectly impact SNS usage through the determinants of SCT. However, social influence and refusal self-efficacy had a direct effect.
The roles of the three determinants of SCT vary by stage of SNS usage. FoMO and refusal self-efficacy are more strongly related with SNS addiction. Further research, particularly longitudinal and intervention studies, is needed to examine the effects of specific factors on SNS addiction.
社交网站（SNS；即 Facebook 或 Instagram）的使用非常普遍，人们使用 SNS 进行沟通和信息共享。文献表明，SNS 的使用程度可能受到错失恐惧（FoMO）的影响。FoMO 是指对 SNS 使用进行评估和心理需求的过程。本研究提出了一个模型，该模型整合了社会认知理论（SCT）的三个决定因素，以解释 FoMO 对 SNS 使用的影响。
使用从网站招募的 259 名参与者的数据进行横断面研究。
分析重点是 FoMO、社会影响、积极结果预期、拒绝自我效能和基于云的 SNS 相关行为。使用描述性分析和结构方程模型对数据进行检验。
所提出的模型报告了适当的拟合优度。FoMO 并未通过 SCT 的决定因素直接或间接地影响 SNS 使用。然而，社会影响和拒绝自我效能具有直接影响。
SCT 的三个决定因素在 SNS 使用阶段的作用不同。FoMO 和拒绝自我效能与 SNS 成瘾的关系更为密切。需要进一步的研究，特别是纵向和干预研究，以检验特定因素对 SNS 成瘾的影响。
