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This study analyzes how attachment styles and fear of missing out affect the link between cyberbullying and depression in adolescents.

Cyber Shadows and Mental Health: Path Analysis of Attachmentand Fear of Missing Out Mediating Cyber Aggression andDepression in Adolescents

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Path analysis reveals attachment styles mediate cyber victimization and depression in adolescents, indicating key mental health implications.

This study analyzes how attachment styles and fear of missing out affect the link between cyberbullying and depression in adolescents.
435 adolescents aged 12–18 years were recruited using cluster sampling.
Participants completed questionnaires on cyberbullying, depression, attachment styles, and fear of missing out.
A path analysis model was used to measure direct and indirect effects.
Cybervictimization significantly predicted depressive symptoms (β=0.23, p<.00).
Avoidant and anxious attachment styles mediated the relationship between cybervictimization and depression (β=0.19, p<.001 and β=0.13, p<.001).
Fear of missing out was not a significant mediator (β=0.04, p=.14).
Cyberbullying did not show significant direct or indirect effects on depression through attachment or FoMO.

Naimijoo et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Path analysis reveals attachment styles mediate cyber victimization and depression in adolescents, indicating key mental health implications.