Determining the Structural Model of Fear of Missing Out in Relation to Virtual Network Dependence of Youth Among Mashhad Mehregan Distribution Company Staff: The Mediating Role of Perceived Parenting

Ansari, Sara; Nouhi, Shahnaz

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Ansari S, Nouhi S. Determining the Structural Model of Fear of Missing Out in Relation to Virtual Network Dependence of Youth Among Mashhad Mehregan Distribution Company Staff: The Mediating Role of Perceived Parenting. MEJDS 2024; 14 :21-21
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Determining the Structural Model of Fear of Missing Out in Relation to Virtual Network Dependence of Youth Among Mashhad Mehregan Distribution Company Staff: The Mediating Role of Perceived Parenting

Sara Ansari¹

, Shahnaz Nouhi ^*²

1- MA in Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahroud, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahroud, Iran

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Abstract
Background & Objectives: Today, the Internet is considered an essential tool for education, entertainment, information sharing, and communication. It has become an integral part of their lives, and the use of the Internet in various aspects of human life is expanding. Thus, understanding how people interact with it is very important. As disorders related to people's interactions with the Internet and social media are emerging as an essential scientific research topic, various studies have examined the factors that play a role in addiction to virtual social networks. Therefore, the present study aims to construct a structural model of fear of missing out in relation to young people's dependence on virtual networks, considering the mediating role of parenting.
Methods: Due to its nature, the present research method was descriptive–analytical, employing structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study comprised all young employees of Mehregan Distribution Company in Mashhad City, Iran, in 2021. Using the available sampling method, 320 people were selected as the sample group. Fifteen people are needed to select the sample size for each obvious variable in the modeling research. Based on the variables in the fitted model, there are 15 obvious variables. Therefore, 225 people were needed in this study. However, not all the questions in the questionnaire were completed by the participants, so 300 questionnaires were distributed. Of these, 280 questionnaires were fully completed, returned, and analyzed. Therefore, in this study, to reduce the sampling error and prevent the drop of subjects, 280 people were selected by the available sampling method. The inclusion criteria were as follows: being 20 to 40 years old, at least having a Diploma, lacking mental or physical disorders, and being under psychological or pharmacological treatments. The exclusion criterion was not completing the questionnaires. For data collection, we used the Scale of Perception of Parenting Style (Robins,1994), Fear of Missing out (Przybylski et al., 2013), and Addiction to social networks based on mobile (Khajeh Ahmadi Et al.,1975). The obtained data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and determining the structural Equation Modelling using SPSS, version 24, and Amos, version 24. The significance level for all tests was set at 0.05.
Results: The study of direct path coefficients between different paths showed direct significant relationships between fear of missing out with perceived parenting style (p<0.001, Beta=0.29) and the perceived parenting style with dependence on virtual networks (p<0.001, Beta=0.43). However, no direct relationship is seen between fear of missing out and dependence on virtual networks (Beta=0.10, p=0.163). The conceptual model fit indices are as follows: CMIN/df = 4.3, GFI = 0.93, NFI = 0.97, RMSEA = 0.098.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it seems that perceived parenting style mediates the relationship between fear of missing out and dependence on virtual networks.

Keywords: Dependence on virtual social networks, Perceived parenting style, Fear of missing out

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