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Table 2

Measures of constructs

Construct	Measurement items	Source of scale
Privacy concerns (PC)	PC1: I worry about my privacy on Facebook PC2: I believe that my personal information can easily be used by the marketing personnel of Facebook PC3: I have a cautious attitude to the disclosure of personal and private information on Facebook PC4: I am concerned about the possible misuse of information that I submit to Facebook PC5: I am concerned that anyone can find my private information on Facebook	Bright et al. (2015) Dinev and Hart (2006)
Fear of missing out (FoMO)	FoMO1: I fear others have more rewarding experiences than me FoMO2: I get anxious when I do not know what my friends are doing FoMO3: When I am on vacation, I check what my friends are doing at the time FoMO4: I worry when I find out that my friends are having fun without me FoMO5: It is important to me that I understand the jokes that are popular among my friends	Przybylski et al. (2013)
Self-Disclosure (SD)	SD1: I have a detailed profile on Facebook SD2: My Facebook profile says a lot about me SD3: I disclose a lot of information about myself on Facebook	Chen (2013) Krasnova et al. (2009)
Time cost (TC)	TC1: Browsing my friends' posts takes up a lot of my energy and time TC2: Constantly following my friends' information takes up too much of my energy and time TC3: Caring about my Facebook friends takes up a lot of my energy and time TC4: Filtering and screening information takes up a lot of my energy and time	Maier et al. (2015)
Social Media Fatigue (SMF)	SMF1: When using Facebook, I often feel too tired to perform other tasks well SMF2: I feel indifferent about reminders or alerts about new things from Facebook SMF3: I am likely to receive too much information when I am using Facebook SMF4: I am often overwhelmed by the amount of information available on Facebook	Karasek (1979) Bright et al. (2015)
Discontinuance of usage (DoU)	DoU1: In the future, I will use Facebook far less than today DoU2: I will sometimes have a long break from Facebook and return to it later DoU3: I will deactivate my Facebook account	Maier et al. (2015) Ravindran et al. (2014)
Interaction engagement decrement (IED)	IED1: I do not like to get involved in Facebook community discussions IED2: I am increasingly unwilling to contact like-minded people on Facebook IED3: I do not feel like participating actively in discussions on Facebook IED4: I increasingly rarely exchange ideas with other people on Facebook IED5: I am less and less involved in activities on Facebook	Author's own

Construct	Measurement items	Source of scale
Privacy concerns (PC)	PC1: I worry about my privacy on FacebookPC2: I believe that my personal information can easily be used by the marketing personnel of FacebookPC3: I have a cautious attitude to the disclosure of personal and private information on FacebookPC4: I am concerned about the possible misuse of information that I submit to FacebookPC5: I am concerned that anyone can find my private information on Facebook	Bright et al. (2015)Dinev and Hart (2006)
Fear of missing out (FoMO)	FoMO1: I fear others have more rewarding experiences than meFoMO2: I get anxious when I do not know what my friends are doingFoMO3: When I am on vacation, I check what my friends are doing at the timeFoMO4: I worry when I find out that my friends are having fun without meFoMO5: It is important to me that I understand the jokes that are popular among my friends	Przybylski et al. (2013)
Self-Disclosure (SD)	SD1: I have a detailed profile on FacebookSD2: My Facebook profile says a lot about meSD3: I disclose a lot of information about myself on Facebook	Chen (2013)Krasnova et al. (2009)
Time cost (TC)	TC1: Browsing my friends' posts takes up a lot of my energy and timeTC2: Constantly following my friends' information takes up too much of my energy and timeTC3: Caring about my Facebook friends takes up a lot of my energy and timeTC4: Filtering and screening information takes up a lot of my energy and time	Maier et al. (2015)
Social Media Fatigue (SMF)	SMF1: When using Facebook, I often feel too tired to perform other tasks wellSMF2: I feel indifferent about reminders or alerts about new things from FacebookSMF3: I am likely to receive too much information when I am using FacebookSMF4: I am often overwhelmed by the amount of information available on Facebook	Karasek (1979)Bright et al. (2015)
Discontinuance of usage (DoU)	DoU1: In the future, I will use Facebook far less than todayDoU2: I will sometimes have a long break from Facebook and return to it laterDoU3: I will deactivate my Facebook account	Maier et al. (2015)Ravindran et al. (2014)
Interaction engagement decrement (IED)	IED1: I do not like to get involved in Facebook community discussionsIED2: I am increasingly unwilling to contact like-minded people on FacebookIED3: I do not feel like participating actively in discussions on FacebookIED4: I increasingly rarely exchange ideas with other people on FacebookIED5: I am less and less involved in activities on Facebook	Author's own

Note(s): All measurements were made using five-point Likert-type scales

Source(s): Author's own work