@article{ref1,
title="On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples",
journal="Acta psychologica",
year="2023",
author="Alshakhsi, Sameha and Babiker, Areej and Montag, Christian and Ali, Raian",
volume="240",
number="",
pages="e104026-e104026",
abstract="Recent meta-analytical evidence indicates a mild association between higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness scores and a tendency towards problematic social media use (PSMU). However, fear of missing out (FoMO) has emerged as a critical variable in understanding the positive link between neuroticism and PSMU. Given the replication crisis in psychology, this study aimed to reinvestigate personality-PSMU associations and, crucially, the less-studied FoMO mediation effect. To ensure generalizability of the findings, we recruited two diverse samples with European and Arabian backgrounds. The results revealed a significant total effect of neuroticism on PSMU for both cultural groups, with the European sample demonstrating a fully mediated effect via FoMO, whereas the Arab sample showed a partially mediated effect via FoMO, along with a significant direct effect. This study contributes to the existing literature by highlighting the importance of FoMO as a mediator between neuroticism and PSMU and some minor potential cultural differences in this association.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-6918",
doi="10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104026",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104026"
}