TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples
JO  - Acta psychologica
A1  - Alshakhsi, Sameha
A1  - Babiker, Areej
A1  - Montag, Christian
A1  - Ali, Raian
SP  - e104026
EP  - e104026
VL  - 240
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-6918
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104026
ID  - ref1
ER  -