The Relationship Between Fear Of Missing Out And Bedtime Procrastination In College Students: The Role Of Social Network Sites Intensity And Depletion Sensitivity

This present study aims to explore the relationship about fear of missing out to bedtime procrastination behavior,and the indirect of social network sites intensity and depletion sensitivity,by surveying 1111 college students from three universities in Heilongjiang Province with Fear of Missing Out Scale(Fo MOS),Bedtime Procrastination Scale(BPS),Social Network Sites Intensity Scale(SNSUIS),Depletion Sensitivity Scale(DSS).The results showed that:The independent samples t test showed that the bedtime procrastination behavior had significant gender differences in college students,with female students scoring higher than male students.The independent samples t test showed that the fear of missing out and its dimensions among university students had significant gender differences in college students,with female students scoring higher than male students.One-way analysis of variance found that there are significant grade differences in college students’ fear of missing out on information and fear of missing out.Multi-factor analysis of variance showed that fear of missing out on information and fear of missing out were significant across different places of origin,and the levels of fear of missing out on information and fear of missing out were higher in urban college students than in rural college students.The independent samples t test showed that the social network sites intensity had significant gender differences in college students,with female students scoring higher than male students.One-way analysis of variance found that there are significant grade differences in college students’ social network sites intensity.Correlation showed that fear of missing out,bedtime procrastination behavior,social network sites intensity and depletion sensitivity exist significant positive correlation.Structural equation model showed that fear of missing out had a significantly indirect effect on bedtime procrastination behavior through social network sites intensity,that was,social network sites intensity mediated the relation between fear of missing and bedtime procrastination behavior in college students.Additionally,depletion sensitivity moderated the relation between fear of missing out and social network sites intensity in college students.There was a significant positive between fear of missing out and social network sites intensity under the high depletion sensitivity level.