Fear of missing out: Testing relationships with negative affectivity, online social engagement, and problematic smartphone use

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Highlights：

• Fear of missing out (FOMO) was related to negative affectivity variables.

• FOMO was related to social, and problematic smartphone use (PSU) severity.

• Negative affectivity variables mediated relations between FOMO and PSU severity.

• FOMO represented a single-factor model, with gender differences.

摘要

•Fear of missing out (FOMO) was related to negative affectivity variables.•FOMO was related to social, and problematic smartphone use (PSU) severity.•Negative affectivity variables mediated relations between FOMO and PSU severity.•FOMO represented a single-factor model, with gender differences.

论文关键词：Fear of missing out,Smartphone addiction,Depression,Anxiety,Rumination,Social connectedness

论文评审过程：Received 3 March 2018, Revised 7 August 2018, Accepted 10 August 2018, Available online 11 August 2018, Version of Record 22 August 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.08.020