At the time of writing, about 4.9 billion people use social media with many adolescents using
their social media accounts across a myriad of applications and platforms. According to …

Recently, the fact that the majority of communication and interaction between people is
carried out through the internet and mobile devices and the widespread use of social media …

Background and aims Previous research has explored the relationship between fear of
missing out (FoMO), social network site (SNS) use, and/or smartphone addiction by …

The intense proliferation of social media platforms into every facet of human lives has
engaged researchers' attention towards understanding their adverse influences, referred to …

The present study examined the relationships between personal characteristics, social
media experiences, and mental health. We carried out an online survey of 995 adolescents …

Persons with enhanced levels of the personality trait vulnerable narcissism tend to
dysfunctional strategies such as excessive social media use (SMU) to cope with negative …

Recent meta-analytical evidence indicates a mild association between higher neuroticism
and lower conscientiousness scores and a tendency towards problematic social media use …

Background: Distraction is a functional emotion regulation strategy utilized to relieve
emotional distress. Within the attention economy perspective, distraction is increasingly …

The present study examined the contribution of different defense mechanisms (ie, mature,
mental inhibition and avoidance, immature-depressive), grandiose narcissism, and …

The phenomenon fear of missing out (FoMO) has become very popular since the advent of
social media (SM). High levels of FoMO can contribute to addictive tendencies of social …