ERIC Number: EJ1262533
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 16
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Predictive Relationships among Smartphone Addiction, Fear of Missing out and Interaction Anxiousness
Buyukbayraktar, Cagla Girgin
European Journal of Educational Sciences, v7 n2 p1-16 Jun 2020
The aim of this study is to reveal the predictive relationships among smartphone addiction, fear of missing out (FOMO) and interaction anxiousness in university students. The study group of the research consists of 610 university students, 325 (53.3%) females and 285 (46.7%) males that were studying in Konya Turkey. In order to collect the data scales of Smartphone Addiction, Fearing Missing Developments in Social Environments and Interaction Anxiousness were used. The data were analyzed according to the "Structural Equation Model" via the AMOS program. According to the findings, the fear of missing out affects smartphone addiction significantly. Fearing of missing developments in social environments significantly affects interaction anxiousness and the interaction anxiousness meaningfully affects smartphone addiction.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Addictive Behavior, Interaction, Anxiety, Predictor Variables, Social Media, Undergraduate Students, Young Adults, Internet, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
European Scientific Institute. International Relation Office, St. 203, No.1, 2300 Kocani, Republic of Macedonia. e-mail: contat@ejes.eu; Web site: http://ejes.eu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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