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UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA

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UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA

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In today’s digital world, mobile phones are indispensable tools for communication, information access, and social engagement. As consumers become increasingly digitally connected, understanding the drivers of digital consumer dependency has become an important issue in consumer behavior research. The current study examined the mediating role of fear of missing out (FoMO) in the relationship between boredom proneness and nomophobia. Specifically, the study examines how boredom proneness affects digital consumer dependency through FoMO, thereby contributing to the digital consumer behavior literature. To achieve this goal, the study used structural equation modeling to examine direct and indirect effects. The data were gathered using a quantitative method through an online survey of 441 participants. The results show that boredom proneness significantly affects both nomophobia and FoMO. Furthermore, FoMO was found to mediate the relationship between boredom proneness and nomophobia. Overall, the findings suggest that FoMO functions as an important motivational mechanism linking boredom proneness to mobile phone dependency and digital connectivity behaviors.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Boredom proneness, Fear of missing out (FoMO), Nomophobia

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Karayılan, A., & Yıldırım, Y. O. (2026). UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA. Journal of Academic Approaches, 17, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.54688/ayd.1974596
AMA
1.Karayılan A, Yıldırım YO. UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA. Journal of Academic Approaches. 2026;17:1-17. doi:10.54688/ayd.1974596
Chicago
Karayılan, Ayşe, ve Yusuf Ozan Yıldırım. 2026. “UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA”. Journal of Academic Approaches 17 (Eylül): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.54688/ayd.1974596.
EndNote
Karayılan A, Yıldırım YO (01 Eylül 2026) UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA. Journal of Academic Approaches 17 1–17.
IEEE
[1]A. Karayılan ve Y. O. Yıldırım, “UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA”, Journal of Academic Approaches, c. 17, ss. 1–17, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.54688/ayd.1974596.
ISNAD
Karayılan, Ayşe - Yıldırım, Yusuf Ozan. “UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA”. Journal of Academic Approaches 17 (01 Eylül 2026): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.54688/ayd.1974596.
JAMA
1.Karayılan A, Yıldırım YO. UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA. Journal of Academic Approaches. 2026;17:1–17.
MLA
Karayılan, Ayşe, ve Yusuf Ozan Yıldırım. “UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA”. Journal of Academic Approaches, c. 17, Eylül 2026, ss. 1-17, doi:10.54688/ayd.1974596.
Vancouver
1.Ayşe Karayılan, Yusuf Ozan Yıldırım. UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CONSUMER DEPENDENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND NOMOPHOBIA. Journal of Academic Approaches. 01 Eylül 2026;17:1-17. doi:10.54688/ayd.1974596