The relationships between fear of missing out and psychological and sociocultural factors in Latinx emerging adult college students

The proliferation of social media has resulted in negative consequences such as fear of missing out (FoMO), the anxious feelings one has when others are having rewarding experiences. Few studies have assessed FoMO in Latinx emerging adult college students, none utilizing the socioecological framewor...

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Published in:Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology 2024-05
Main Authors: Vernon, Austin R, Sandoval Medina, Kevin, Garcia, Miguel A, Cooper, Theodore V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Students
Family
Fear
Female
Human
Latinos/Latinas
Male
Mental Health
Protective Factors
Risk Factors
Social Media
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Summary:The proliferation of social media has resulted in negative consequences such as fear of missing out (FoMO), the anxious feelings one has when others are having rewarding experiences. Few studies have assessed FoMO in Latinx emerging adult college students, none utilizing the socioecological framework. This study assessed the relationships between FoMO and psychological and sociocultural risk and protective factors. Latinx college students ( = 452; = 19.97 years, = 1.89; 77.2% female) completed an online survey assessing demographics, FoMO, social media addiction, depression, anxiety, stress, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, familism, and acculturation. Two multiple linear regressions assessed the associations between FoMO and psychological and sociocultural factors. Both regressions were statistically significant. First, FoMO was positively associated with social media addiction, depression, and Machiavellianism. Second, FoMO was positively associated with familial honor and negatively associated with familial interconnectedness and ethnic social relations. Associations between FoMO and psychological factors are consistent with past literature, yet they highlight the need for prospective studies to assess temporality. The fact that FoMO was related uniquely to familistic attitudes suggests the importance of family in FoMO perceptions and the need to assess these associations in a more nuanced manner. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
ISSN:1099-9809
1939-0106
DOI:10.1037/cdp0000675