“…These findings extend to previous research showing that the positive relationships between preoccupied attachment style and PSMU, and between fearful attachment style and PSMU, might be explained by different factors, such as the tendency to excessively resort to fantasy [ 47 ], low self-esteem [ 101 ], the fear of missing out [ 49 ], and so on. In fact, anxious attachment attitudes, stemming from a negative view of the self, may foster failures in mentalizing, which in turn may increase the dysfunctional use of social media platforms in order to meet one’s own relational needs and to alleviate negative feelings [ 16 , 77 ].…”