Jon D. Elhai
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, 2000
Distinguished University Professor
Office: UH 1370
Phone: 419-530-2829
Fax: 419-530-8479
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Mailing Address:
Department of Psychology
University of Toledo
2801 West Bancroft St.
Toledo, Ohio 43606
Dr. Elhai will be accepting students for the Fall of 2025.
You can view Dr. Elhai's CV.
Research Interests
- Cyberpsychology and Internet Addictions
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Fear of missing out (FOMO)
Selected Publications
* Papers marked with an asterisk included a student advisee co-author (underlined) at the time of submission.
- Elhai, J. D., Casale, S., & Montag, C. (2025). Worry and fear of missing out are associated with problematic smartphone and social media use severity. Journal of Affective Disorders, 379, 258-265.
- Hussain, Z., Elhai, J. D., Montag, C., Wegmann, E., & Rozgonjuk, D. (2024). The role of trait and state fear of missing out on problematic social media use and problematic smartphone use severity. Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, 4, 100140.
- *Arrivillaga, C., Hallauer, C. J., Montag, C., & Elhai, J. D. (2023). Emotion dysregulation factors associated with problematic smartphone use severity: The mediating role of fear of missing out. Addictive Behaviors, 143, 107708.
- *Hallauer, C. J., Rooney, E. A., Billieux, J., Hall, B. J., & Elhai, J. D. (2022). Mindfulness mediates relations between anxiety with problematic smartphone use severity. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 16(1), 4.
- Elhai, J. D., McKay, D., Yang, H., Minaya, C., Montag, C., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2021). Health anxiety related to problematic smartphone use and gaming disorder severity during COVID-19: Fear of missing out as a mediator. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3, 137-146.
Listed above are just a few of the numerous publications authored by Dr. Elhai. To
obtain more information on Dr. Elhai's research (including additional publications),
courses, and resume, click here:
http://www.jon-elhai.com/