Open AccessTrait Anxiety and Social Media Fatigue: Fear of Missing Out as a Mediator
Author(s) -
Agata H. Świątek,
Małgorzata Szczęśniak,
Grażyna Bielecka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s319379
Subject(s) - psychology , anxiety , social anxiety , social media , trait , clinical psychology , association (psychology) , communication apprehension , scale (ratio) , developmental psychology , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , computer science , law , psychotherapist , programming language
Interdisciplinary literature indicates different correlates of social media fatigue (hereinafter: SMF). Some studies show that high levels of anxiety may induce lowered Internet use and lead social media users to withdraw from Internet activities. Since the relationship between anxiety and social media use is complex, it is important to investigate mediating factors that may indirectly contribute to or exacerbate this association. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to verify whether fear of missing out (hereinafter: FoMO) is a potential factor accounting for why anxiety is associated with SMF.