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June 7, 2026Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

From Fear of Missing Out to Poor Sleep: A Dual-Pathway Mechanism and the Selective Role of Sensation Seeking

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YTYuantian TongQXQinglu XiaoXSXiaojun Sun

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Overview

Randomized trial investigates poor sleep linked to fear of missing out in young adults, suggesting behavioral engagement as a target for interventions.

Key Points

  • To explore how fear of missing out (FoMO) affects sleep quality and the role of sensation seeking in this relationship.
  • Survey conducted with 1124 Chinese undergraduate students
  • Utilized the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model
  • Analyzed the mediating effect of problematic smartphone use on the FoMO-sleep quality link
  • FoMO was linked to poor sleep quality in the sample
  • Problematic smartphone use partially mediated the relationship between FoMO and poor sleep
  • Sensation seeking significantly moderated the relationships between FoMO and problematic smartphone use and between problematic smartphone use and sleep quality.

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Tong et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250c957def13d035e1cb6dhttps://doi.org/10.3390/bs16060920
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