Yang Haibo, Liu Bingjie, Fang Jianwen
Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2021 Jun 1;12:659288. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.659288. eCollection 2021.
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has been linked with stress. Higher levels of stress likely increased problematic smartphone use. We investigated relations between stress, fear of missing out, and problematic smartphone use. The aim of the current study was to analyze the mediating role of fear of missing out (FOMO) and smartphone use frequency (SUF) between stress and PSU. We surveyed a broad sample of 2,276 Chinese undergraduate students in July 2019, using the FOMO Scale, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version, Smartphone Use Frequency Scale, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. The results showed that stress was associated with PSU severity. Gender differences were found in PSU severity. Furthermore, FOMO was positively associated with SUF and PSU severity. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that FOMO acted as a mediator between stress and PSU severity. FOMO and SUF acted as a chain of mediators between stress and PSU severity. SUF did not account for relations between stress and PSU severity. The study indicates that FOMO may be an important variable accounting for why some people with increased stress levels may overuse their smartphones.
问题性智能手机使用（PSU）与压力有关。较高水平的压力可能会增加问题性智能手机使用。我们调查了压力、错失恐惧和问题性智能手机使用之间的关系。本研究的目的是分析错失恐惧（FOMO）和智能手机使用频率（SUF）在压力与PSU之间的中介作用。2019年7月，我们使用错失恐惧量表、智能手机成瘾量表简版、智能手机使用频率量表和抑郁焦虑压力量表-21对2276名中国本科生进行了广泛调查。结果表明，压力与PSU严重程度相关。在PSU严重程度方面发现了性别差异。此外，FOMO与SUF和PSU严重程度呈正相关。结构方程模型表明，FOMO在压力和PSU严重程度之间起中介作用。FOMO和SUF在压力和PSU严重程度之间起中介链的作用。SUF不能解释压力与PSU严重程度之间的关系。该研究表明，FOMO可能是一个重要变量，解释了为什么一些压力水平增加的人可能会过度使用智能手机。
