Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

6-2024

Abstract

With modern societies becoming ever-increasingly interconnected due to technology and media, we have gained unprecedented access and exposure to other people’s lives. This has resulted in a greater desire to constantly be socially connected with the activities of others, or the fear of missing out (FoMO). While much of the present available research has established the association between FoMO and diminished emotional well-being, little has been done to identify protective factors that can help one cope with the negative psychological consequences of FoMO. Utilizing data from a 7-day diary study of a large sample of young adults (N = 261), the current study aimed to examine the moderating role of cognitive reappraisal in attenuating diminished emotional well-being associated with FoMO. Multilevel modeling showed that cognitive reappraisal attenuated the day-to-day within-person associations between daily FoMO and indicators of daily emotional well-being such as negative affectivity, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.

Keywords

fear of missing out, emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal, emotional well-being, daily diary

Discipline

Cognition and Perception | Cognitive Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

Psychological Reports

Volume

127

Issue

3

First Page

1117

Last Page

1155

ISSN

0033-2941

Identifier

10.1177/00332941221135476

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941221135476

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