Investigation of Problematic Mobile Phones Use and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Level in Adolescents

COŞKUN BADUR S., KARAYAĞIZ MUSLU G.

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL, cilt.55, sa.6, ss.1004-1014, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10597-019-00422-8
  • Dergi Adı: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1004-1014
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Problematic mobile phone use, Fear of missing out, Social network, Addiction, Adolescence, ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING, SMARTPHONE ADDICTION, ACADEMIC-PERFORMANCE, BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, MEDIA, QUALITY, ANXIETY, VERSION, GENDER
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the study is to define problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) and level of fear of missing out developments in social media (FoMO) in adolescents. The study sample consisted of 1630 students. The data were collected using fear of missing out scale (FoMOS), and scale for problematic mobile phone use (PU). Statistically significant differences were found the mean scores on PU according to gender, age, and academic success. The students' mean scores on PU and FoMOS were found to significant difference depending on frequency of social media and phone use. A significant relationship was found between the mean scores for FoMOS and PU. The regression analyses showed that the independent variables predict 27.5% of PMPU.