Which Symptoms of Nomophobia, Social Networking Site Addiction, and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Directly Affect Mental Health? A Symptom Network and Flow Analysis Study.

ABSTRACT: Nomophobia, social networking site (SNS) addiction, and fear of missing out (FoMO) are increasingly recognized as interrelated digital-age phenomena that pose risks to young people's mental health. However, limited research has examined how specific symptoms across these domains interact and contribute to anxiety and depression. This study aims to make a novel contribution by applying network and flow analysis to uncover the symptom-level interconnections among nomophobia, SNS addiction, FoMO, and their links to mental health outcomes. A total of 3108 college students completed validated scales measuring SNS addiction, FoMO, nomophobia, anxiety, and depression. Gaussian graphical models and centrality indices were used to estimate symptom networks. Flow networks were constructed to identif

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856220 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature