Previous research has shown that sensation seeking can positively predict social network addiction. However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Therefore, the current study constructed a moderated mediation model to examine whether fear of missing out mediated the relationships between sensation seeking and social network addiction and whether parental behavioral control moderated the mediation model among college students. A total of 514 college students in Wuhan (24.50% males, 75.50% females), with a mean age of 21.44 years (SD = 0.94, range = 19-23), were surveyed using the Sensation Seek...
