The impact of smartphone addiction, phubbing, and fear of missing out on social co-operation and life satisfaction among university students

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Tufan, C, Köksal, K and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2025. The impact of smartphone addiction, phubbing, and fear of missing out on social co-operation and life satisfaction among university students. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. ISSN 1557-1874

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-025-01477-3

Abstract

The pervasive use of digital devices has profoundly impacted social relationships and interpersonal interactions. The present study explored the associations between the fear of missing out (FoMO), smartphone addiction (SPA), and phubbing with social cooperation and life satisfaction. The associations between FoMO, SPA, phubbing, social cooperation, and life satisfaction were examined within the self-determination theory framework among university students in Türkiye. The study was conducted among 640 university students in Türkiye, which is relevant given the importance that collectivist cultures place on social connectedness and face-to-face interactions. Using structural equation modeling, the study found strong positive relationships between FoMO, SPA, and phubbing. The study specifically hypothesized and found that FoMO correlated with increased phubbing via SPA, which was associated with disrupted face-to-face interactions. The results also showed that phubbing negatively correlated with social cooperation and life satisfaction, indicating a weaker link between these two factors. Moreover, social cooperation was strongly associated with life satisfaction, highlighting the importance of social cooperation for individual life satisfaction. The findings suggest that promoting social activities and face-to-face interactions may help mitigate the associations between phubbing, SPA, and their potential adverse outcomes.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Creators:	Tufan, C., Köksal, K. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date:	8 April 2025
ISSN:	1557-1874
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/s11469-025-01477-3 DOI 2425268 Other
Rights:	© The Author(s) 2025. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	09 Apr 2025 08:47
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2025 08:47
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53387