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Fear of missing out and sleep: Cognitive behavioural factors in adolescents' nighttime social media use

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Scott, Holly, Woods, Heather Cleland·2018·Journal of Adolescence

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INTRODUCTION: Social media use has been linked to poor adolescent sleep outcomes, but the mechanisms behind this association are not yet well understood. This study examines links between adolescents' social media habits, fear of missing out and sleep outcomes, using path analysis to evaluate a model of proposed underlying mechanisms. METHODS: Adolescents aged 12-18 years (N = 101) completed questionnaire measures. RESULTS: Nighttime social media use was associated with later bedtimes, increased pre-sleep cognitive arousal, longer sleep onset latency and shorter sleep duration. Path analysis supported a model whereby fear of missing out predicted shorter sleep duration via two distinct mechanisms: (1) at a behavioural level, by driving late night social media use, which delays bedtimes; (2) at a cognitive level, by increasing pre-sleep cognitive arousal, thus further delaying sleep onset. CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to develop and evaluate intervention strategies should therefore consider not only social media behaviours but also underlying cognitive factors, such as fear of missing out.

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Authors
Scott, H., & Woods, H. C.
Affiliations
University of Glasgow (GB)
Corresponding author
Scott, Holly
Venue
Journal of Adolescence
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-07-20
Volume
68
Issue
1
Pages
61-65
ISSN
  • 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9254
OpenAlex
W2883926495
Cited by
248
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 31 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 3
FWCI
28.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
Keywords
fear of missing out, sleep, adolescents, sleep latency, sleep duration, bedtime, sleep interventions
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Child, Fear, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep Deprivation, Time Factors, Social Media

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