Personality Traits, Fear of Missing Out, and Social Media Addiction Among Nursing Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.

IF 2.5 Q2 NURSING

SAGE Open Nursing Pub Date : 2025-05-30 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1177/23779608251345959

Amira Alshowkan, Emad Shdaifat

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Introduction: The relationship between personality traits and the growing use of social media among students has been associated with several negative outcomes such as the fear of missing out (FOM). However, studies focusing on nursing students are limited.

Objective: This study explored the relationships between personality traits, FOM, and social media addiction (SMA). Furthermore, it sought to assess the mediating role of FOM in the correlation between personality and SMA. Additionally, the study examined potential gender differences in these relationships through the application of multiple-group analyses.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over four months in 2024. Nursing students were recruited using convenience sampling. This study assessed three primary variables: FOM, personality traits, and SMA.

Results: The structural model exhibited high reliability and validity, with both the SMA and FOM demonstrating robust reliability. Extraversion displayed the highest reliability among personality traits. The SMA showed a strong correlation with conscientiousness and moderate correlations with extraversion and FOM. The model fit was adequate standardized root mean square residual = .078), although the normed fit index fell below the optimal level. The SMA's R² was .345, indicating moderate explanatory power, while the FOM's R² was lower. Conscientiousness, agreeableness, and FOM positively influenced SMA, while neuroticism negatively impacted it. FOM was a significant predictor of SMA, with a more pronounced effect in females.

Conclusion: This study identified a positive correlation between conscientiousness and agreeableness and SMA, while neuroticism negatively affected SMA. Additionally, FOM was a significant predictor of SMA, particularly in females. This study's findings underscore the need to incorporate personality traits and FOM into interventions targeting SMA reduction.

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护生的人格特质、错失恐惧与社交媒体成瘾：结构方程建模方法。

在学生中，人格特质和社交媒体使用的增加之间的关系与一些负面结果有关，比如害怕错过（FOM）。然而，针对护理专业学生的研究是有限的。目的：探讨人格特质、FOM与社交媒体成瘾（SMA）的关系。此外，本研究试图评估FOM在人格与SMA的相关关系中的中介作用。此外，该研究通过应用多组分析来检查这些关系中潜在的性别差异。方法：在2024年进行了为期4个月的横断面研究。采用方便抽样法招募护理专业学生。本研究评估了三个主要变量：FOM、人格特质和SMA。结果：结构模型具有较高的信度和效度，SMA和FOM均具有稳健的信度。外向性在人格特征中显示出最高的可靠性。SMA与责任心有较强的相关性，与外向性和FOM有中等的相关性。模型拟合是足够的（标准化均方根残差= 0.078），尽管归一化拟合指数低于最佳水平。SMA的R²为0.345，说明解释力中等，而FOM的R²较低。尽责性、宜人性和FOM对SMA有正向影响，而神经质对SMA有负向影响。FOM是SMA的重要预测因子，对女性的影响更为明显。结论：尽责性、亲和性与SMA呈正相关，而神经质对SMA有负向影响。此外，FOM是SMA的重要预测因子，尤其是在女性中。这项研究的发现强调了将人格特质和FOM纳入针对SMA减少的干预措施的必要性。

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