Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu ve Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı: Koruyucu Faktörlerin Üçlü Paralel Aracılık Modeli

Year 2025, Volume: 17 Issue: Supplement 1, 382 - 392

Zeynep Erdoğan Yıldırım

https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1766350

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusunun (FoMO) sosyal medya bağımlılığı ile ilişkisini, pozitif psikoloji alanyazınında da önemli bir yeri olan üç koruyucu faktörü—yaşam doyumu, benlik saygısı ve psikolojik dayanıklılık—aynı modelde ele alarak incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada, bu değişkenlerin FoMO–sosyal medya bağımlılığı ilişkisindeki paralel aracı rolleri test edilmiştir.
Yöntem: Ulaşılabilirlik ilkesi doğrultusunda kolayda örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmış ve çevrimiçi anket yoluyla 475 üniversite öğrencisinden (%78,9 kadın) veri toplanmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı Ölçeği, Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu Ölçeği, Kısa Psikolojik Dayanıklılık Ölçeği, Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği ve Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: FoMO, sosyal medya bağımlılığı ve benlik saygısı ile pozitif yönde (ters puanlama nedeniyle), yaşam doyumu ve psikolojik dayanıklılık ile ise negatif yönde ilişkili bulunmuştur. Paralel aracılık analizinde, benlik saygısı (B = .12, %95 BCa GA [.001, .25]) ve psikolojik dayanıklılık (B = .13, %95 BCa GA [.02, .26]) FoMO–sosyal medya bağımlılığı ilişkisinde anlamlı aracılar olarak ortaya çıkarken, yaşam doyumunun aracılık etkisi anlamlı bulunmamıştır (B = .02, 95% BCa GA [−.02, .08]). Model, sosyal medya bağımlılığındaki varyansın %31’ini açıklamaktadır.
Sonuç: Bulgular, FoMO’nun sosyal medya bağımlılığının güçlü bir yordayıcısı olduğunu ve bu ilişkide benlik saygısı ile psikolojik dayanıklılığın anlamlı aracılık rolleri üstlendiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, sosyal medya bağımlılığını azaltmaya yönelik müdahalelerin, FoMO’yu tetikleyen süreçleri hedef alması, bireylerin dayanıklılık düzeylerini güçlendirmesi ve benlik saygısını desteklemesi önerilmektedir. Özellikle üniversite öğrencilerine yönelik olarak tasarlanacak, ekran süresinin etkin yönetimini sağlayan, alternatif sosyalleşme imkânları sunan ve dengeli sosyal medya kullanımını teşvik eden bütüncül ve sürdürülebilir stratejilerin, daha sağlıklı ve işlevsel dijital etkileşimlerin gelişimine önemli katkılar sunacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

sosyal medya bağımlılığı , gelişmeleri kaçırma korkusu , yaşam doyumu , benlik saygısı , psikolojik dayanıklılık.

Ethical Statement

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşerî Bilimler Araştırma ve Yayın Etik Kurulu (No. 68282350/2023/01; 11 Ocak 2023)

Fear of Missing Out and Social Media Addiction: A Triple Parallel Mediation Model of Protective Factors

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and social media addiction by incorporating three protective factors—life satisfaction, self-esteem, and psychological resilience—which hold a significant place in the positive psychology literature, within a single model. The study tested the parallel mediating roles of these variables in the relationship between FoMO and social media addiction.
Method: In line with the principle of accessibility, a convenience sampling method was employed, and data were collected online from 475 university students (78.9% female). The data collection instruments included the Social Media Addiction Scale, the Fear of Missing Out Scale, the Brief Resilience Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale.
Results: FoMO was positively associated with social media addiction and self-esteem (due to reverse scoring), and negatively associated with life satisfaction and psychological resilience. In the parallel mediation analysis, self-esteem (B = .12, 95% BCa CI [.001, .25]) and psychological resilience (B = .13, 95% BCa CI [.02, .26]) emerged as significant mediators in the FoMO–social media addiction relationship, whereas the mediating effect of life satisfaction was not significant (B = .02, 95% BCa CI [−.02, .08]). The model explained 31% of the variance in social media addiction.
Conclusion: The results indicate that FoMO is a strong predictor of social media addiction and that self-esteem and psychological resilience play significant mediating roles in this relationship. Accordingly, interventions to reduce social media addiction may benefit from targeting processes related to FoMO, strengthening resilience, and supporting self-esteem. Particularly for university students, comprehensive and sustainable strategies designed to facilitate effective screen time management, provide alternative opportunities for socialization, and promote balanced social media use are expected to make a substantial contribution to the development of healthier and more functional digital interactions.

Keywords

social media addiction , fear of missing out , life satisfaction , self-esteem , resilience

Ethical Statement

Pamukkale University Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee for Social and Human Sciences (No. 68282350/2023/01; January 11, 2023)

Supporting Institution

None

Thanks

I sincerely thank all participants who contributed by taking part in this study.

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