The mediating role of fear of missing out between the dark triad and smartphone addiction in college students
10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20241128-00569
- VernacularTitle:错失恐惧在大学生黑暗三联征与手机成瘾间的中介作用
- Author:
Fang CHEN
1
;
Mengmeng ZHAO
1
;
Ruixin WANG
1
;
Zhenyu ZHAO
1
;
Jiale ZHAO
1
;
Xinyue YIN
1
;
Chunjuan NIU
1
;
Lina LI
1
Author Information
1. 华北理工大学心理与精神卫生学院，河北省心理健康与脑科学重点实验室，唐山 063210
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dark triad;
Fear of missing out;
Smartphone addiction;
College student
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2025;34(9):835-839
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between the dark triad, fear of missing out and smartphone addiction, as well as the mediating role of fear of missing out between the dark triad and smartphone addiction.Methods:A total of 408 college students were assessed using dirty dozen, fear of missing out scale, and mobile phone addiction index. SPSS 24.0 software was used for common method bias tests, descriptive statistical analysis, and correlation analysis. Mplus 8.3 software was employed to construct a structural equation model, and the Bootstrap method was used for mediation effect analysis.Results:The dark triad (36.14±9.06) was positively correlated with fear of missing out (22.55±6.60) and smartphone addiction (46.77±13.62) ( r=0.48, 0.45, both P<0.01). Fear of missing out was also positively correlated with smartphone addiction ( r=0.54, P<0.01). Fear of missing out played a partial mediating role in the relationship between the dark triad and smartphone addiction, with a total effect value of 0.495 and a mediating effect value of 0.217. Conclusion:Fear of missing out partially mediates the relationship between the dark triad and smartphone addiction. The dark triad not only directly predicts smartphone addiction but also indirectly influences smartphone addiction through fear of missing out.
