The association between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction: a meta-analysis

BMC Psychology

Research

Lixian Tian¹  Shijie Shang²  Yali Zhang²  Weina Zhang³  Lijuan Zhu⁴ 

[1] College of Teacher Education, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China;School of Education, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China;School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia;School of Teacher Education, Suqian University, Suqian, China;

关键词: Fear of missing out;    Mobile phone addiction;    Meta-analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40359-023-01376-z

 received in 2023-01-12, accepted in 2023-10-04,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundNumerous studies have explored the association between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction, but there are different viewpoints and the results are inconsistent. This study intends to estimate the strength of the correlation between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction in general through a meta-analysis, and to analyze the influencing factors of the inconsistent results of previous studies.MethodsWe Searched China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wan fang Database, CQVIP Journal Database、Web of Science Core Collection, Elsevier SD, Springer Online Journals, Medline, EBSCO-ERIC, SAGE Online Journals, PsycINFO, PsycArticles and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses。85 studies (90 independent effect size) were included from 2016 to 2023。The pooled correlation coefficient of the association between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction was calculated by a random effects model using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis(Version 3.3).ResultsThe main effect analysis revealed a high positive correlation between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction (r = 0.47, 95%CI [0.44, 0.50]). Furthermore, the measurements of mobile phone addiction moderated the strength of the association between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction, with the highest correlation measured using MPATS and the lowest correlation measured using MPDQ. The age, gender, year of publication, cultural background, and the measurements of fear of missing out had no significant effect on the correlation between fear of missing out and mobile phone addiction.ConclusionThe results indicated that fear of missing out was closely related to mobile phone addiction, which complied with the I-PACE model. Psychological services and mental health services should be developed to reduce the emergence of fear of missing out in the digital age and thus alleviate dependence on devices.

【 授权许可】

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