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The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia

Phubbing behaviour has become increasingly prevalent throughout the years with the significant increase of smartphone users. The present study examined the relationship between fear of missing out (FoMO), social media addiction (SMA), boredom proneness and phubbing among young adults in Malaysia. A...

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Main Authors: Cheong, Jing Yan, Chong, Sze Foong, Hu, Langmingyue
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2024
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BF Psychology
H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utar.edu.my/7087/1/2200480_FYP.pdf
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spelling my-utar-eprints.70872025-02-28T00:57:02Z The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia Cheong, Jing Yan Chong, Sze Foong Hu, Langmingyue BF Psychology H Social Sciences (General) Phubbing behaviour has become increasingly prevalent throughout the years with the significant increase of smartphone users. The present study examined the relationship between fear of missing out (FoMO), social media addiction (SMA), boredom proneness and phubbing among young adults in Malaysia. A quantitative research design was used with 66 young adults aged 18 and 25 from Malaysia. The participants completed an online survey that consisted of the Fear of Missing Out Scale, Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Shortened Boredom Proneness Scale and Phubbing Scale. Correlation analysis showed that FoMO, SMA, and boredom proneness have a positive relationship with phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia. Multiple Linear Regression analysis showed SMA is the stronger predictor against phubbing behaviour, in comparison to the other two variables. This study can serve as a reference for future research on similar topics, as well as contribute to developing interventions to overcome this phubbing behaviour in young adults. 2024-10 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/7087/1/2200480_FYP.pdf Cheong, Jing Yan and Chong, Sze Foong and Hu, Langmingyue (2024) The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/7087/
institution Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
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topic BF Psychology
H Social Sciences (General)
spellingShingle BF Psychology
H Social Sciences (General)
Cheong, Jing Yan
Chong, Sze Foong
Hu, Langmingyue
The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia
description Phubbing behaviour has become increasingly prevalent throughout the years with the significant increase of smartphone users. The present study examined the relationship between fear of missing out (FoMO), social media addiction (SMA), boredom proneness and phubbing among young adults in Malaysia. A quantitative research design was used with 66 young adults aged 18 and 25 from Malaysia. The participants completed an online survey that consisted of the Fear of Missing Out Scale, Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Shortened Boredom Proneness Scale and Phubbing Scale. Correlation analysis showed that FoMO, SMA, and boredom proneness have a positive relationship with phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia. Multiple Linear Regression analysis showed SMA is the stronger predictor against phubbing behaviour, in comparison to the other two variables. This study can serve as a reference for future research on similar topics, as well as contribute to developing interventions to overcome this phubbing behaviour in young adults.
format Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
author Cheong, Jing Yan
Chong, Sze Foong
Hu, Langmingyue
author_facet Cheong, Jing Yan
Chong, Sze Foong
Hu, Langmingyue
author_sort Cheong, Jing Yan
title The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia
title_short The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia
title_full The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia
title_fullStr The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in Malaysia
title_sort influence of fear of missing out, social media addiction, and boredom proneness on phubbing behaviour among young adults in malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/7087/1/2200480_FYP.pdf
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