NOMOFOMO in the health of the Smartphone User for the New Normal: a contribution to the Social Media Health Interaction Theory

Juan Mejía-Trejo

doi:10.55965/setp.1.02.a3

Authors

Dr. Juan Mejía-Trejo Titular Research Professor at University of Guadalajara, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0558-1943

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55965/setp.1.02.a3

Keywords:

social media, nomophobia, fear of missing out, new normal, PLS-SEM

Abstract

Purpose. The paper is aimed to explain how the NOMOFOMO proposal framework, composed of social media innovations acceptance (SMA), “nomophobia” (NMF), and “fear of missing out” (FOM), interacts with smartphone health user repercussions (HRP), contributing to profile social media health interaction theory (SMT).

Methodology. It is based on a literature review defining a final questionnaire survey to 431 smartphones users (Jun-Aug-2021) with PLS-SEM analysis.

Results. SMA Socialization and Education dimensions, and HRP like pain and movement extremely slowly appearing face like upset or sad, anxiety and anger as central affections.

Originality. The framework gathers four empirically proved separately constructs.

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Author Biography

Dr. Juan Mejía-Trejo, Titular Research Professor at University of Guadalajara, Mexico

Dr. Juan Mejía Trejo

He is born in 1964 at CDMX

As a professional, he worked from 1987-2008 as Internal Plant Exploitation Manager at Telefonos de México S.A.B. West Division.

As academic skills :

In 1987 he earned his degree in Communications and Electronics Engineering from the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica (ESIME at the IPN)

In 2004 he earned his master's in Telecommunications Business Administration from INTTELMEX and France Telecom.

Finally, in 2010 he earned his doctorate degree in Administrative Sciences from the Escuela Superior de Comercio y Administración (ESCA at the IPN)

From 2010 to the present, he is Titular Research Professor B in the Department of Marketing and International Business and Coordinator of the Doctorate of Administration Sciences of CUCEA of the Universidad de Guadalajara.

He has been a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI / CONACYT) since 2011. He earned SNI/Level II from 2019 to the current date. His line of research is Innovation Management, publishing articles and books that can be found on the Internet.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0558-1943

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