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The relationship between social media addiction, anxiety, the fear of missing out, and interpersonal problems

Cargill, Marisa
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1553205114159635

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counselor Education and Supervision.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social media addiction and anxiety, the fear of missing out (FOMO), and interpersonal problems among adult social media users. A national sample of 224 adults completed an online survey consisting of five measurements (the Internet Addiction Test modified for social media, the State Trait Anxiety Inventory T scale, the Fear of Missing Out scale, and the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems) and a demographic questionnaire. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis controlling for age and time spent using social media (significantly correlated with the measure of social media addiction) revealed a significant positive association with anxiety, FOMO, and interpersonal problems accounting for 26.1% of the variance in social media addition. These results showed that increased use of social media beyond a certain threshold (qualifying for social media addiction) relates to statistically significantly higher trait anxiety, FOMO, and interpersonal problems among adults. Limitations related to the present study are presented, as are implications for counselor education and supervision and for counseling practitioners. Recommendations for future research related to social media addiction, mental health, and the counseling field are provided.
Robert Schwartz, Dr. (Advisor)
Rikki Patton, Dr. (Committee Member)
Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich, Dr. (Committee Member)
Delila Owens, Dr. (Committee Member)
Seungbum Lee, Dr. (Committee Member)
166 p.
Counseling Education
Social media, Social Media Addiction, Anxiety, FOMO, Fear of Missing Out, Interpersonal Problems

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  • Cargill, M. (2019). The relationship between social media addiction, anxiety, the fear of missing out, and interpersonal problems [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1553205114159635

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cargill, Marisa. The relationship between social media addiction, anxiety, the fear of missing out, and interpersonal problems. 2019. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1553205114159635.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cargill, Marisa. "The relationship between social media addiction, anxiety, the fear of missing out, and interpersonal problems." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1553205114159635

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