Investigating the mediating effects of phubbing on self-presentation and FoMO within the context of excessive Instagram use
van der Schyff, Karl and Renaud, Karen and Puchert- Townes, Juliet and Tshiqi, Naledi (2022) Investigating the mediating effects of phubbing on self-presentation and FoMO within the context of excessive Instagram use. Cogent Psychology, 9 (1). ISSN 2331-1908 (https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2022.2062879)
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Abstract
Social media platforms can deliver benefits for their users. They help people to stay in touch with each other and to have control over how they present themselves to their contacts on these platforms. In some cases, these benefits lead to excessive usage, which can diminish individual wellbeing, and compromise relationships with significant others. We surveyed 275 respondents to investigate the influence of and interactions between (1) self-presentation (specifically false self-presentation), (2) FoMO (fear of missing out), and (3) phubbing (ignoring someone by diverting attention to a mobile phone) in the context of excessive Instagram use. We found that phubbing mediates the relationship between false self-presentation and excessive Instagram use but did not find evidence that phubbing mediates the relationship between FoMO and excessive Instagram use. We also found a positive relationship between excessive Instagram use and educational level. We conclude with a discussion on the theoretical and practical implications of the results.
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van der Schyff, Karl, Renaud, Karen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7187-6531, Puchert- Townes, Juliet and Tshiqi, Naledi;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 80292 Dates: DateEvent31 December 2022Published16 April 2022Published Online4 April 2022AcceptedSubjects: Science > Mathematics > Computer software Department: Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 26 Apr 2022 08:43 Last modified: 16 Oct 2024 00:46 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/80292