FoMO, but not self-compassion, moderates the link between social media use and anxiety in adolescence.

IF 1.6 4区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-06-08 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/00049530.2023.2217961

Danielle A Einstein, Carol Dabb, Madeleine Fraser

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Abstract

Objective: Social media use is ubiquitous during adolescence, and emerging research suggests an association with anxiety symptoms in some individuals. Two psychological constructs which may moderate this relationship are Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and self-compassion. Higher FoMO tendencies may exacerbate the link between social media use and anxiety symptoms through greater fixation on social comparison, whereas higher self-compassion may weaken this link. The purpose of this study was to examine whether FoMO and self-compassion independently moderate the relationship between social media use and anxiety symptoms in adolescents.

Method: Participants included 951 adolescents (M _age = 13.69, SD = 0.72; 54% male). Online questionnaires assessed frequency of social media use, anxiety symptoms, FoMO, and self-compassion.

Results: FoMO moderated the relationship between social media use and anxiety, ΔR ² = .022, ΔF(1,945) = 26.26, p < .001. Increased social media use was associated with increased anxiety symptoms in adolescents high in FoMO and reduced anxiety for adolescents low in FoMO. Self-compassion was not a significant moderator.

Conclusion: These findings have implications for social media use, public guidelines and clinical practice and support adoption of a discerning approach to adolescent's social media use.

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FoMO，而不是自我同情，缓和了社交媒体使用与青少年焦虑之间的联系

目的：社交媒体的使用在青春期无处不在，新兴研究表明，社交媒体与某些人的焦虑症状有关。两种可能缓和这种关系的心理结构是错失恐惧（FoMO）和自我同情。较高的FoMO倾向可能会加剧社交媒体使用与焦虑症状之间的联系，因为他们更专注于社会比较，而较高的自我同情可能会削弱这种联系。本研究旨在探讨FoMO和自我同情是否能独立调节青少年社交媒体使用与焦虑症状之间的关系。方法：纳入951名青少年(M年龄= 13.69,SD = 0.72；54%的男性)。在线问卷评估了社交媒体使用频率、焦虑症状、FoMO和自我同情。结果：FoMO调节社交媒体使用与焦虑的关系，ΔR 2 = 0.022， ΔF(1945) = 26.26, p < 0.001。社交媒体使用的增加与FoMO高的青少年焦虑症状的增加和FoMO低的青少年焦虑症状的减少有关。自我同情并不是一个重要的调节因素。结论：这些发现对社交媒体的使用、公共指南和临床实践具有启示意义，并支持对青少年社交媒体使用采取辨别性方法。

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Australian Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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