Given the increase in social media-based relationships and apprehension that narcissism increases through social media engagement, it is crucial to examine the potential relationships between personality traits, perceptions of... [ view full abstract ]
Given the increase in social media-based relationships and apprehension that narcissism increases through social media engagement, it is crucial to examine the potential relationships between personality traits, perceptions of missing out, and social media engagement. The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the possible association between “fear of missing out” (FoMO), social media use, and narcissism - both covert and overt, by examining self-reported data of college students at Sewanee: The University of the South. We hypothesize that participants primed for narcissism will display higher levels of either overt or covert narcissism, compared to participants who are primed with a neutral video. Further, we hypothesize that covert narcissism will be related to increased levels of FoMO, increased social media use will be linked to increased levels of FoMO, and those primed for narcissism will have a higher desire to engage with social media. Participants were recruited from Sewanee, to complete questionnaires measuring narcissism, both covert and overt, social media use, and fear of missing out (N=X, X=Male, X=Female, X=preferred not to answer). We anticipate that participants primed to elicit narcissistic traits will report higher levels of FoMO and have a higher desire to engage with social media, than participants primed with a neutral video. Further, we anticipate that increased social media use will be linked to higher levels of FoMO.
Keywords: Covert Narcissism, Overt Narcissism, Narcissism, Social Media Engagement, Fear of Missing Out (FoMO)
