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Original Research

Published on 19 Mar 2025

The longitudinal relationship between loneliness and problematic social networking site use in college students: the mediating role of trait- and state-fear of missing out

in Health Psychology

Yuhua Wang
Yufei Sun
Taiping Li

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1477239

3,496 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Jun 2021

Stress and Problematic Smartphone Use Severity: Smartphone Use Frequency and Fear of Missing Out as Mediators

in Addictive Disorders

Haibo Yang
Bingjie Liu
Jianwen Fang

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.659288

22,488 views
70 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Aug 2020

Fear of Missing Out and Smartphone Addiction Mediates the Relationship Between Positive and Negative Affect and Sleep Quality Among Chinese University Students

in Addictive Disorders

Li Li
Mark D. Griffiths
Songli Mei
Zhimin Niu

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00877

39,587 views
117 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Fear of Missing Out and its impact: exploring relationships with social media use, psychological well-being, and academic performance among university students

in Positive Psychology

Hala Abd Ellatif Elsayed

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1582572

16,882 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Mar 2023

The effect of mindfulness on social media addiction among Chinese college students: A serial mediation model

in Addictive Disorders

Hongming Chang
Xiaolu Meng
Yaqi Li
Jiaxi Liu
Wen Yuan
Jian Ni
Chunlu Li

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1087909

11,258 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Nov 2023

Effects of fear of missing out on inhibitory control in social media context: evidence from event-related potentials

in Public Mental Health

Yang Xu
Yu Tian

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1301198

4,344 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Caught in the loop: the role of volitional control in the FoMO and social media addiction cycle

in Media Psychology

Yiheng Zhang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1583921

2,373 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Sep 2025

Mindfulness in social media exposure: the pressure-reducing valve for fear of missing out and social media fatigue

in Mindfulness

Xiaoxiao Huang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1641462

5,117 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2023

Social comparison of ability and fear of missing out mediate the relationship between subjective well-being and social network site addiction

in Media Psychology

Philipp Steinberger
Hyunji Kim

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1157489

11,649 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Feb 2022

Problematic Smartphone Use and Problematic Social Media Use: The Predictive Role of Self-Construal and the Mediating Effect of Fear Missing Out

in Digital Public Health

Rocco Servidio
Beatrix Koronczai
Mark D. Griffiths
Zsolt Demetrovics

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.814468

9,311 views
27 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2020

Long-Chain Fatty Acids Degradation by Desulfomonile Species and Proposal of “Candidatus Desulfomonile Palmitatoxidans”

in Microbiotechnology

Joana I. Alves
Andreia F. Salvador
A. Rita Castro
Ying Zheng
Bart Nijsse
Siavash Atashgahi
Diana Z. Sousa
Alfons J. M. Stams
M. Madalena Alves
Ana J. Cavaleiro

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2020.539604

5,643 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2022

Exploring Association Between Social Media Addiction, Fear of Missing Out, and Self-Presentation Online Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

in Public Mental Health

Xinhong Zhu
Zhenfang Xiong

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.896762

16,452 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Nov 2021

Relationship Between Gaming Disorder, Self-Compensation Motivation, Game Flow, Time Spent Gaming, and Fear of Missing Out Among a Sample of Chinese University Students: A Network Analysis

in Addictive Disorders

Li Li
Zhimin Niu
Mark D. Griffiths
Songli Mei

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.761519

12,530 views
33 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2025

How mobile phone addiction leads to college students’ learning burnout: the role of depression as a mediator and fear of missing out as a moderator

in Addictive Disorders

Tianxiang Song
Hongze Zhu
Kaixu Yang
Wenhao Chang
Jianchao Ni

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1569340

2,273 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2023

The double-edged sword effects of active social media use on loneliness: The roles of interpersonal satisfaction and fear of missing out

in Health Psychology

Jian Mao
Ge-xi Fu
Jian-jun Huang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1108467

18,864 views
18 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2021

The Effects of the Fear of Missing Out on People's Social Networking Sites Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Online Relational Closeness and Individuals' Online Communication Attitude

in Addictive Disorders

Francesca Gioia
Giulia Fioravanti
Silvia Casale
Valentina Boursier

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.620442

39,801 views
100 citations