Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder

Some of the most frequently used online applications are Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. These applications allow individuals to communicate with other users, to share information or pictures, and to stay in contact with friends all over the world. However, a growing number of users suffer from neg...

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Autores: Wegmann, Elisa, Oberst, Ursula, Stodt, Benjamin, Brand, Matthias
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Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palavra-chave:Xarxes socials en línia
Adicció a Internet
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spelling Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorderWegmann, ElisaOberst, UrsulaStodt, BenjaminBrand, MatthiasXarxes socials en líniaAdicció a InternetSome of the most frequently used online applications are Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. These applications allow individuals to communicate with other users, to share information or pictures, and to stay in contact with friends all over the world. However, a growing number of users suffer from negative consequences due to their excessive use of these applications, which can be referred to as Internet-communication disorder. The frequent use and easy access of these applications may also trigger the individual's fear of missing out on content when not accessing these applications. Using a sample of 270 participants, a structural equation model was analyzed to investigate the role of psychopathological symptoms and the fear of missing out on expectancies towards Internet-communication applications in the development of symptoms of an Internet-communication disorder. The results suggest that psychopathological symptoms predict higher fear of missing out on the individual's Internet-communication applications and higher expectancies to use these applications as a helpful tool to escape from negative feelings. These specific cognitions mediate the effect of psychopathological symptoms on Internet-communication disorder. Our results are in line with the theoretical model by Brand et al. (2016) as they show how Internet-related cognitive bias mediates the relationship between a person's core characteristics (e.g., psychopathological symptoms) and Internet-communication disorder. However, further studies should investigate the role of the fear of missing out as a specific predisposition, as well as specific cognition in the online context.ElsevierUniversitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l’Educació i de l’Esport Blanquerna2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion10 p.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/2312https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2017.04.001reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésAddictive Behaviors Reports 5 (2017)Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International© L'autor/ahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:20.500.14342/23122026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
title Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
spellingShingle Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
Wegmann, Elisa
Xarxes socials en línia
Adicció a Internet
title_short Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
title_full Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
title_fullStr Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
title_full_unstemmed Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
title_sort Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Wegmann, Elisa
Oberst, Ursula
Stodt, Benjamin
Brand, Matthias
author Wegmann, Elisa
author_facet Wegmann, Elisa
Oberst, Ursula
Stodt, Benjamin
Brand, Matthias
author_role author
author2 Oberst, Ursula
Stodt, Benjamin
Brand, Matthias
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l’Educació i de l’Esport Blanquerna
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Xarxes socials en línia
Adicció a Internet
topic Xarxes socials en línia
Adicció a Internet
description Some of the most frequently used online applications are Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. These applications allow individuals to communicate with other users, to share information or pictures, and to stay in contact with friends all over the world. However, a growing number of users suffer from negative consequences due to their excessive use of these applications, which can be referred to as Internet-communication disorder. The frequent use and easy access of these applications may also trigger the individual's fear of missing out on content when not accessing these applications. Using a sample of 270 participants, a structural equation model was analyzed to investigate the role of psychopathological symptoms and the fear of missing out on expectancies towards Internet-communication applications in the development of symptoms of an Internet-communication disorder. The results suggest that psychopathological symptoms predict higher fear of missing out on the individual's Internet-communication applications and higher expectancies to use these applications as a helpful tool to escape from negative feelings. These specific cognitions mediate the effect of psychopathological symptoms on Internet-communication disorder. Our results are in line with the theoretical model by Brand et al. (2016) as they show how Internet-related cognitive bias mediates the relationship between a person's core characteristics (e.g., psychopathological symptoms) and Internet-communication disorder. However, further studies should investigate the role of the fear of missing out as a specific predisposition, as well as specific cognition in the online context.
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