Following Social Media Influencers in Early Adolescence: Fear of Missing Out, Social Well-Being and Supportive Communication with Parents
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Title
Following Social Media Influencers in Early Adolescence: Fear of Missing Out, Social Well-Being and Supportive Communication with Parents
Subject
Vloggers, Social Media Influencers, Fear of Missing Out, Well-Being, Early Adolescents, Parental Support, Supportive Communication
Description
Social media influencers who use video blogging, so-called “vloggers,” are highly popular among adolescents. Receiving video updates on a constant basis may not only serve adolescents’ informational or entertainment needs, but also fuel their fear of missing out (FoMO), which can lower their social well-being in the long term. Supportive communication with parents about digital media use might be an important resource in preventing these negative outcomes. This study used a national quota-based two-wave panel survey of early adolescents between 10 and 14 years (NT2 ¼ 384) to investigate the influence of adolescents’ perceived quality of communication with their parents on the relation between following vloggers, FoMO, and social well-being. Findings of an autoregressive panel model revealed that supportive communication with parents decreased
early adolescents’ FoMO directly and prevented them from experiencing FoMO in response to following vloggers. Higher levels of FoMO in turn resulted in lower social well-being over time.
early adolescents’ FoMO directly and prevented them from experiencing FoMO in response to following vloggers. Higher levels of FoMO in turn resulted in lower social well-being over time.
Creator
Desire´ e Schmuck
Source
https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/26/5/245/6372361
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date
16 June 2021
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 26 (2021)
Files
Collection
Citation
Desire´ e Schmuck, “Following Social Media Influencers in Early Adolescence: Fear of Missing Out, Social Well-Being and Supportive Communication with Parents,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed May 21, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/8713.