Linking fear of missing out and psychological well-being: a multi-country study

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Journal of Consumer Marketing Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI:10.1108/jcm-02-2023-5837

Shalini Srivastava, Bikramjit Rishi, Rakesh Belwal

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to understand the association between the fear of missing out (FOMO) and its impact on psychological well-being (PWB). The mediating effect of anxiety and moderating effects of social media engagement (SME) and resilience on the association mentioned above are also examined.

Design/methodology/approach

The study used a mix of attachment theory and cognitive-motivational-relational theory to understand the hypothesized relationship using a diverse sample of international respondents from South Asia, South East Asia and the Middle East. The data from 612 respondents was collected using SurveyMonkey. The authors have used Hayes’ PROCESS Macro to test the hypothesised relationships.

Findings

The results revealed that anxiety acts as a mediator between FOMO and PWB, while SME and resilience act as moderators in reducing the impact of FOMO on anxiety and the impact of anxiety on PWB, respectively.

Originality/value

The work extends the existing theorization and points out the merits of using SME and resilience as moderators and anxiety as a mediator for understanding the association between FOMO and PWB.

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害怕错过与心理健康之间的联系：一项多国研究

目的本研究旨在了解害怕错过（FOMO）与其对心理健康（PWB）的影响之间的关联。本研究混合使用了依恋理论和认知-动机-关系理论，利用来自南亚、东南亚和中东的不同国际受访者样本来理解假设的关系。使用 SurveyMonkey 收集了 612 名受访者的数据。结果结果显示，焦虑在 FOMO 和 PWB 之间起着中介作用，而中小型企业和复原力则分别在减少 FOMO 对焦虑的影响和焦虑对 PWB 的影响方面起着调节作用。

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Journal of Consumer Marketing Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management

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5.00

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7.10%

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期刊介绍： ■Consumer behaviour ■Customer policy and service ■Practical case studies to illustrate concepts ■The latest thinking and research in marketing planning ■The marketing of services worldwide