The Mediating Role of Commercial FOMO Between Adolescents' Need to Belong and Psychological Distress: Advertising Implications on Mental Health.

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Psychological Reports Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI:10.1177/00332941241310983

Tudor-Daniel Huțul, Mara Mațcu-Zaharia, Andreea Huțul, Adina Karner-Huțuleac

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The present study was designed to investigate the impact of advertising on adolescents' mental health. To achieve this, we sought to test the mediating effect of commercial fear of missing out (FOMO) related to gadgets and clothing items on the relationship between the need to belong and psychological distress. The research was conducted on a sample of 335 Romanian adolescents (54.9% female, 45.1% male), aged between 14 and 19 years old (M = 17.76; SD = 1.57). They filled out questionnaires that measured FOMO related to gadgets and clothing items, psychological distress, need to belong, and some socio-demographic data. The findings underscored the direct association between the need to belong and psychological distress, as well as the mediating effect of FOMO related to gadgets and clothing on this relationship. This study contributes to advancing understanding of the connections between commercial FOMO associated with gadgets and clothing, psychological distress, and the need to belong, while highlighting the negative impacts of advertising on adolescent mental health. Theoretical and practical implications of the current study are discussed.

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商业FOMO在青少年归属感需求与心理困扰之间的中介作用：广告对心理健康的影响。

本研究旨在探讨广告对青少年心理健康的影响。为了实现这一目标，我们试图测试与小工具和服装相关的商业错失恐惧（FOMO）在归属感需求和心理困扰之间的关系中的中介作用。该研究的样本为335名罗马尼亚青少年（54.9%女性，45.1%男性），年龄在14至19岁之间(M = 17.76；Sd = 1.57)。他们填写了问卷，测量了与小工具和服装相关的FOMO，心理困扰，归属感需求以及一些社会人口统计数据。研究结果强调了归属感需求与心理困扰之间的直接联系，以及与小工具和服装相关的FOMO对这种关系的中介作用。这项研究有助于进一步了解与小工具和服装相关的商业FOMO、心理困扰和归属感之间的联系，同时强调了广告对青少年心理健康的负面影响。讨论了本研究的理论和实践意义。

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