ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Media Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1607274
This article is part of the Research TopicReimagining roles and identity in the era of human - AI collaborationView all 3 articles
Exploration of factors of digital photo hoarding behavior among university students and the mediating role of emotional attachment and fear of missing out
Provisionally accepted
Wenjing Yu*
xueqin chang- Bozhou University, Bozhou, China
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With the widespread use of digital technology and devices, college students are prone to hoarding digital photos. Based on the SOR model, this study conducted a survey of 294 college students and used partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to study the factors of digital photo hoarding among college students, as well as the mediating effects of emotional attachment and fear of missing on the relationship between various factors and digital photo hoarding behavior. The results revealed that emotional attachment, fear of missing out, interpersonal influence, life demand and technological progress are important influencing factors for college students' digital photo hoarding behavior. In addition, Emotional attachment mediates the relationship between emotional needs, interpersonal influence, and technological progress with digital photo hoarding behaviors. Fear of missing out mediates the association between emotional needs, interpersonal influence, and technological progress, and digital photo hoarding behavior. Finally, we discuss the implication ,limitations and directions for future research and conclusion of this work.
Keywords: Digital photo hoarding, Fear of missing out, Emotional attachment, SOR, PLS-SEM
Received: 07 Apr 2025; Accepted: 11 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence: Wenjing Yu, Bozhou University, Bozhou, China
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