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Hooked and Distracted? A Network Analysis on the Interplay of Social Media Addiction, Fear of Missing Out, Cyberloafing, Work Engagement and Organizational Commitment

by
Phillip Ozimek
1,*,
Anna Sander
2,
Nele Borgert
3,
Elke Rohmann
2 and
Hans-Werner Bierhoff
2
1
Department of Humanities, Vinzenz Pallotti University, 56179 Vallendar, Germany
2
Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
3
Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(12), 1719; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121719
Submission received: 6 November 2025 / Revised: 1 December 2025 / Accepted: 2 December 2025 / Published: 11 December 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
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Abstract

This study investigates interrelations among social media addiction (SMA), Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), cyberloafing (CL), work engagement (WE), and organizational commitment (OC) using network analysis. An online survey in Germany/Switzerland (n = 452; OC assessed in the employed subsample, n = 173) measured the five constructs. Unregularized and EBICglasso partial-correlation networks were estimated, and centrality and bridge indices were computed. Two robust edges emerged: a strong SMA–FoMO association and a strong positive WE–OC link; the regularized network additionally indicated a triangular SMA–FoMO–CL pattern. FoMO and OC acted as bridge nodes between problematic social media behaviors and work attitudes, whereas direct SMA links to WE/OC were weak or absent. Findings position FoMO as a pivotal mechanism connecting social media use to organizational attitudes and support, distinguishing functional micro-breaks from disruptive CL. Limitations include the cross-sectional design, student-skewed sample, self-report measures, smaller OC subsample, and a German/Swiss context.
Keywords: social media addiction; Fear of Missing Out; cyberloafing; work engagement; organizational commitment social media addiction; Fear of Missing Out; cyberloafing; work engagement; organizational commitment

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Ozimek, P.; Sander, A.; Borgert, N.; Rohmann, E.; Bierhoff, H.-W. Hooked and Distracted? A Network Analysis on the Interplay of Social Media Addiction, Fear of Missing Out, Cyberloafing, Work Engagement and Organizational Commitment. Behav. Sci. 2025, 15, 1719. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121719

AMA Style

Ozimek P, Sander A, Borgert N, Rohmann E, Bierhoff H-W. Hooked and Distracted? A Network Analysis on the Interplay of Social Media Addiction, Fear of Missing Out, Cyberloafing, Work Engagement and Organizational Commitment. Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 15(12):1719. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121719

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Ozimek, Phillip, Anna Sander, Nele Borgert, Elke Rohmann, and Hans-Werner Bierhoff. 2025. "Hooked and Distracted? A Network Analysis on the Interplay of Social Media Addiction, Fear of Missing Out, Cyberloafing, Work Engagement and Organizational Commitment" Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 12: 1719. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121719

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Ozimek, P., Sander, A., Borgert, N., Rohmann, E., & Bierhoff, H.-W. (2025). Hooked and Distracted? A Network Analysis on the Interplay of Social Media Addiction, Fear of Missing Out, Cyberloafing, Work Engagement and Organizational Commitment. Behavioral Sciences, 15(12), 1719. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121719

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