Fear of missing out, need for touch, anxiety and depression are related to problematic smartphone use

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Highlights：

• Problematic smartphone use was most related to the fear of missing out, depression (inversely), and a need for touch.

• Behavior activation mediated associations between smartphone use and both anxiety and depression.

• Results demonstrate the importance of social and tactile need fulfillment variables that explain problem smartphone use.

摘要

•Problematic smartphone use was most related to the fear of missing out, depression (inversely), and a need for touch.•Behavior activation mediated associations between smartphone use and both anxiety and depression.•Results demonstrate the importance of social and tactile need fulfillment variables that explain problem smartphone use.

论文关键词：Psychopathology,Mental disorders,Information technology,Mobile phones,Addictions,Internet addiction

论文评审过程：Received 17 March 2016, Revised 4 May 2016, Accepted 26 May 2016, Available online 2 June 2016, Version of Record 2 June 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.079