The Relationships Among Fear of Missing Out, Problematic Social Media Use, Alexithymia, and Psychiatric Symptoms in Adolescents Attending Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics.
Purpose: As social media use continues to increase, particularly among adolescents, understanding its impact on mental health is becoming increasingly urgent. This study explored the relationships between alexithymia, fear of missing out (FoMO), excessive social media use, and psychiatric symptoms i...
| Publicado en: | Perspectives in Psychiatric Care Vol. 2026; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
4/6/2026
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