Table 7

Inconclusive research results on SMF-inducing antecedents

Antecedent→ SMFTest resultPlatformLocationAuthor/s
PC → SMFtrueFacebookThe United StatesBright et al. (2015) 
Facebook and WhatsApplack of dataDhir et al. (2019) 
Facebook, TwitterIndiaAdhikari and Panda (2019) 
WeChatChinaFan et al. (2020) 
WeChatChinaZhang et al. (2020) 
SM platforms usersThe United StatesKaur et al. (2021) 
FacebookPolandOur study
PC → SMFfalseWhatsAppIndiaMalik et al. (2020) 
FoMO → SMFtrueSM platforms usersthe UKTandon et al. (2021) 
SM platforms usersThe United StatesBright and Logan (2018) 
FoMO → SMFfalseFacebookNorth IndiaDhir et al. (2018) 
WeChatChinaZhang et al. (2020) 
Instagram and Snapchatlack of dataHattingh et al. (2022) 
WhatsAppIndiaMalik et al. (2020) 
FacebookPolandOur study
SD → SMFtrueFacebook and WhatsApplack of dataDhir et al. (2019) 
WhatsAppIndiaMalik et al. (2020) 
SD → SMFfalseSM platforms usersThe United StatesKaur et al. (2021) 
SM platforms usersThe United StatesJabeen et al. (2023) 
FacebookPolandOur study
TC → SMFtrueWeChatChinaZhang et al. (2020) 
FacebookPolandOur study

Source(s): Author's own work

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