Social Media Engagement as a Mediator of Fear of Missing Out and Self-esteem in Adolescents

This study examined Social Media Engagement (SME) could mediate the relationship between Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and self-esteem.The 101 respondents of this study are those actively use social media with age range 15-23 years old (women and men).The instrument used are 11 items of Social Media Engagement for Adolescents (SMES-A), 19 items of FoMo Scale, and 20 items of Self-Esteem Scale.Mediation analysis was conducted using PROCESS macro.Result shows SME could mediate the relationship between FoMo and self-esteem.