Problematic Mobile Phone Use Increases with the Fear of Missing Out Among College Students: The Effects of Self-Control, Perceived Social Support and Future Orientation

Figures & data

Figure 1 Hypothesized model of processes linking fear of missing out and problematic mobile phone use, mediated by self-control and moderated by perceived social support and future.

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Coefficients for the Study Variables

Variables	M	SD	FoMO	PSS	SC	FO	PMPU
FoMO	2.42	0.76	–
PSS	5.32	1.21	−0.05*	–
SC	3.35	0.65	−0.39**	0.34**	–
FO	3.30	0.43	−0.13**	0.24**	0.44**	–
PMPU	2.01	0.71	0.53**	−0.18**	−0.57**	−0.28**	–

Notes: *p<0.05; **p<0.01.

Abbreviations: FoMO, Fear of Missing Out; PSS, Perceived Social Support; SC, Self-control; FO, Future Orientation; PMPU, Problematic Mobile Phone Use.

Figure 2 Results of mediation analysis of self-control. ***p<0.001.

Table 2 Results of the Moderated Mediation Analysis

	M: SC			Y: PMPU
	B	SE	95% CI	B	SE	95% CI
X: FoMO	−0.31***	0.01	−0.34, −0.29	0.33***	0.01	0.31, 0.36
W: PSS	0.18***	0.01	0.17, 0.20	–	–	–
X×W	0.03	0.01	0.02, 0.05	–	–	–
M:SC	–	–	–	−0.45***	0.02	−0.48, −0.42
V:FO	–	–	–	−0.11***	0.02	−0.16, −0.06
M×V	–	–	–	0.13***	0.03	0.08, 0.19
Constant	0.00	0.01	−0.02, 0.02	1.99***	0.01	1.97, 2.01
	R^2 = 0.26			R^2 = 0.44
	F (3, 3185) = 371.97***			F (4, 3184) = 632.89***
	Conditional indirect effect of X on Y
			B	SE	95% CI
	W:M-1SD	V:M-1SD	0.18	0.01	0.16, 0.20
		V:M+1SD	0.14	0.01	0.12, 0.16
	W: M+1SD	V:M-1SD	0.14	0.01	0.11, 0.16
		V:M+1SD	0.11	0.01	0.09, 0.13

Note: ***p<0.001.

Abbreviations: FoMO, Fear of Missing Out; PSS, Perceived Social Support; SC, Self-control; FO, Future Orientation; PMPU, Problematic Mobile Phone Use.