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2026-02-12

Social Network Addiction and Personality: The Moderating Role of Fear of Missing Out

Adicción a las Redes Sociales y Personalidad: El Papel Moderador del Miedo a Perderse Algo

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https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v35n1.114474

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social network addiction, personality, fear of missing out, university students (en)
adicción a las redes sociales, personalidad, miedo a perderse algo, estudiantes universitarios (es)

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Social Network Addiction (SNA) in university students has aroused interest among researchers in the field to understand the possible association with individual differences. The objective of the investigation is to contribute to the knowledge about the relationship between Social Network Addiction, personality traits and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) in university students. A sample of 524 university students participated in this investigation. The instruments used were a Sociodemographic and Social Network Usage Questionnaire, the Social Network Addition Scale, the NEO Five Factor Inventory Personality Questionnaire (NEO FFI-20) and the Fear of Missing Out Scale. The main results indicated the existence of negative associations between SNA and the personality characteristics Conscientiousness and Extraversion and positive correlations with Neuroticism. Regression analyses suggested that SNA, Neuroticism, Agreeableness and Extraversion predicted FoMO. It was also verified the mediating role of FoMO in the association between personality and SNA. The practical implications of the research, limitations and suggestions for future studies are also discussed.

La Adicción a las Redes Sociales (ARS) en estudiantes universitarios ha despertado el interés de los investigadores en este campo para comprender la asociación con las diferencias individuales. El objetivo de la investigación es contribuir al conocimiento sobre la relación entre ARS, personalidad y Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) en estudiantes universitarios. Una muestra de 524 estudiantes universitarios participó en esta investigación. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron un Cuestionario Sociodemográfico y de Uso de Redes Sociales, la Escala de ARS, el Inventario de Cinco Factores de Personalidad (NEO FFI-20) y la Escala de FoMO. Los resultados indicaron asociaciones negativas entre ARS y las características de personalidad Conciencia y Extraversión y positivas con Neuroticismo. Los análisis de regresión sugirieron que Adición a Redes Sociales, el Neuroticismo, la Amabilidad y la Extraversión predecían el FoMO. También se verificó el papel mediador de FoMO en la asociación entre personalidad y la ARS. Discuten se implicaciones de la investigación, limitaciones y sugerencias para futuros estudios.

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