Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PSYCHOLOGY,HEALTH & MEDICINE, cilt.4, ss.1-20, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
The present study examined how fear of missing out (FoMO) relatesto psychological well-being in a collectivist context througha sequential moderated mediation framework. Grounded in self-determination theory, the study assessed whether FoMO related towell-being indirectly via problematic social media use (PSMU) anddigital burnout (emotional exhaustion), and whether free timemanagement (FTM; goal-setting and evaluation) moderated theseassociations. Cross-sectional data were collected from 570 sportsscience undergraduates in Türkiye. Results indicated that (i) FoMOwas positively associated with PSMU, (ii) PSMU was positively asso-ciated with digital burnout, and (iii) digital burnout was negativelyassociated with well-being. This resulted in a sequential indirectassociation from FoMO to well-being via PSMU and digital burnout.Results also indicated that FoMO was indirectly associated withlower psychological well-being via higher PSMU and digital burn-out. However, when these indirect associations were accounted for,FoMO showed a small positive direct association with well-being,a suppressor-like pattern consistent with socially oriented motiva-tion in collectivist settings. FTM moderated several paths, bufferingsome associations while strengthening others, indicating condi-tional indirect associations. These findings nuance deficit-onlyviews of FoMO and its socially-oriented aspects within collectivistsettings and suggest that integrating digital literacy with time-management training may further support student well-being