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Extraversion, neuroticism, attachment style and fear of missing out as predictors of social media use and addiction

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This article investigated whether extraversion, neuroticism, attachment style, and fear of missing out (FOMO) were predictors of social media use and addiction and found that FOMO was not significant for social media addiction.
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This article is published in Personality and Individual Differences.The article was published on 2017-10-01. It has received 475 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Neuroticism & Attachment theory.

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Why do people share fake news? Associations between the dark side of social media use and fake news sharing behavior

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the associations of the dark side of social media use and fake news sharing behavior among social media users and found that online trust, self-disclosure, fear of missing out, and social media fatigue are positively associated with the sharing fake news.
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Predicting the Big 5 personality traits from digital footprints on social media: A meta-analysis

TL;DR: Results show that the predictive power of digital footprints over personality traits is in line with the standard “correlational upper-limit” for behavior to predict personality, with correlations ranging from 0.29 (Agreeableness) to 0.40 (Extraversion).
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Social media? It's serious! Understanding the dark side of social media

TL;DR: In this article, the authors adapt the established social media honeycomb framework to explain the dark side implications of each of the seven functional building blocks: conversations, sharing, presence, relationships, reputation, groups, and identity.
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Eurasian Journal of Educational Research

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the level of teachers' organizational citizenship behaviors and counter-productive work behaviors based on public primary school administrators' and teachers' perceptions and the relationship between these two variables.
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Attachment style, social skills, and Facebook use amongst adults

TL;DR: Facebook use from the perspective of adult attachment theory is examined, finding that individuals with high attachment anxiety used Facebook more frequently, were more likely to use it when feeling negative emotions and were more concerned about how others perceived them on Facebook.
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Personality traits, interpersonal relationships, online social support, and Facebook addiction

TL;DR: Interpersonal relationships and online social support were found to be positively related to Facebook addiction; however, some personality traits, such as agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism, were negatively associated with Facebook addiction.
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Insecure Attachment Attitudes in the Onset of Problematic Internet Use Among Late Adolescents

TL;DR: The hypothesis that insecure attachment attitudes (particularly the preoccupation with relationships) are involved in the development of PIU among late adolescents is supported.
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Attachment theory as a framework for explaining engagement with Facebook

TL;DR: This paper applied attachment theory to illuminate individual differences in styles of Facebook engagement and found that attachment avoidance predicted restrained Facebook use, primarily due to its association with (low) extraversion and high self-esteem.
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Putting up emotional (Facebook) walls? Attachment status and emerging adults' experiences of social networking sites.

TL;DR: The role of attachment in influencing emerging adults' perceptions and feelings about SNS and their disclosures on SNS is investigated to show how those with insecure attachment patterns may struggle to avoid interpersonal conflict when being continuously presented with ambiguous social information.
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How is extraversion, neuroticism and fomo linked?

Extraversion, neuroticism, and fear of missing out (FOMO) are all predictors of social media use and addiction, according to the study.