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
Citation
HARTANTO, Andree, WONG, Joax, LUA, Verity Yu Qing, TNG, Yue Qi Germaine, KASTURIRATNA, K. T. A. Sandeeshwara, & MAJEED, Nadyanna M..(2024). A daily diary investigation of the fear of missing out and diminishing daily emotional well-being: The moderating role of cognitive reappraisal. Psychological Reports, 127(3), 1117-1155.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3669
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941221135476