From emerging adults' unmet psychosocial needs to their problematic use of social networking sites: the mediating role of Fear of Missing Out

Pupi, Virginia (2023) From emerging adults' unmet psychosocial needs to their problematic use of social networking sites: the mediating role of Fear of Missing Out, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Scienze pedagogiche, 35 Ciclo. DOI 10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/10851.
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Abstract

Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) is a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent. Consequently, individuals experiencing FoMO wish to stay constantly in contact with what others are doing and engage with social networking sites for this purpose. In recent times, FoMO has received increased attention from psychological research, as a minority of users experiencing high levels of FoMO - particularly young people - might develop a problematic social networking site use, defined as the maladaptive and excessive use of social networking sites, resulting in symptoms associated with other addictions. According to the theoretical framework of the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition- Execution (I-PACE) model, FoMO and certain motives for use may foster problematic use in individuals who display unmet psychosocial needs. However, to date, the I-PACE model has only conceptualized the general higher-order mechanisms related to the development of problematic use. Consistently, the overall purpose of this dissertation was to deepen the understanding of the mediating role of FoMO between specific predisposing variables and problematic social networking sites use. Adopting a psychological approach, two empirical and exploratory cross-sectional studies, conceived as independent research, were conducted through path analysis.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
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Pupi, Virginia
Supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Ciclo
35
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Settore disciplinare
Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
Fear of Missing Out; Problematic social networking sites use; Internet addiction; Motives for using social networking sites; Bridging social capital; Self-concept clarity; Online self-presentation; Emerging adults.
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10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/10851
Data di discussione
15 Giugno 2023
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