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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 4 (2018), Article ID 4:IJPBA-149, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2018/149
Research Article
Exploring the Interplay Between Passive Following on Facebook, Fear of Missing out, Self-esteem, Social Comparison, Age, and Life Satisfaction in a Community-based Sample

Stella Giagkou1, Zaheer Hussain1* and Halley M. Pontes2

1School of Human Sciences, College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, UK
2School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, UK
Dr Zaheer Hussain, School of Human Sciences, College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK, Tel: +44 (0)1332 591082; E-mail: z.hussain@derby.ac.uk
09 August 2018; 20 September 2018; 22 September 2018
Giagkou S, Hussain Z, Pontes HM (2018) Exploring the Interplay Between Passive Following on Facebook, Fear of Missing out, Self-esteem, Social Comparison, Age, and Life Satisfaction in a Community-based Sample. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 4: 149. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2018/149

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