Interpersonal adaptation on problematic mobile internet use among college students: the mediating role of fear of missing out and self-differentiation.
Previous studies have established associations between interpersonal adaptation and Fear of missing out (FoMO), self-differentiation, and problematic mobile Internet use (PMIU). However, the mediating roles of FoMO and self-differentiation in linking interpersonal adaptation to PMIU among Chinese un...
| Published in: | Psychology, Health & Medicine Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1613 - 1626 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2026
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