ArticleJournal of adolescence2026
Phubbing and Loneliness in the Digital Age: A Daily Diary Study on the Mediating Role of Fear of Missing Out.
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- Phubbing and Loneliness in the Digital Age: A Daily Diary Study on the Mediating Role of Fear of Missing Out.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
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introductionSmartphone use is ubiquitous, yet its impact on social behavior remains a concern. As the act of snubbing others in social settings by using a mobile phone, phubbing is often linked to feelings of loneliness and fear of missing out. However, the day-to-day temporal interactions between these variables are not well understood. This study investigated the within-person fluctuations and directional relationships among loneliness, FoMO, and phubbing in daily life.
methodsA daily diary approach was employed with a sample of 309 middle school students (49% male; M
resultsPhubbing on a given day predicted a subsequent increase in FoMO the next day; conversely, heightened FoMO also predicted increased phubbing behavior the following day. Loneliness on 1 day predicted an increase in both phubbing and FoMO the following day. Furthermore, the analysis revealed a significant day-to-day mediating effect of FoMO in the relationship between phubbing and loneliness.
conclusionsThese findings reveal the within-person dynamics among loneliness, FoMO, and phubbing in daily life, highlighting loneliness as a driver of next-day phubbing and identifying FoMO as a process linking these experiences, with implications for prevention and intervention strategies to improve adolescent digital well-being.
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