Relationship between Fear of Missing Out and Smartphone Addiction among University Students: Mediating Role of Problematic Smart Phone Usage

Abstract

Objectives: Present research aims to explore the relationship between confirm the mediating role of  Fear Of Missing Out, in relationship between Problematic Smart Phone Usages  and smartphone addiction among university students. It also aims to test the mediating role of fear of missing out between problematic smartphone uses and smartphone addiction. Methodology: Correlational and cross sectional study design was used to collect data. Sample  was approached through non-probability convenience sampling technique. Present research was carried out at National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. Data was collected from September 10, 2020, to November 5th, 2020 by using technique of convenience sampling. Further Correlation and mediation analysis was carried out on the sample of 350 individuals. Results: The outcome of the study illustrated that there is significant positive relationship between fear of missing out, problematic smartphone usage and, smartphone addiction among university students. In addition  there is a significant and positive relationship between, fears of missing out , problematic smartphone usage and smart phone addiction among university students. Mediating role of problematic smartphone use between fear of missing out and smartphone addiction. The first section of the table (without mediator) accounts for .15% variance in because of Adaptive family functioning. In Model 1 the mediator “Problematic smartphone use” was regressed on smartphone addiction and it indicated that fear of missing out predicted smartphone addiction and accounted for .52% variance. In model 2 both fear of missing out and problematic use of mobile phone significantly predicted smart phone addiction