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Article

Fear of Missing Out, Emotional Intelligence and Attachment in Older Adults in Argentina

by
Marian Durao
1,2,
Edgardo Etchezahar
1,2,3,
Miguel Ángel Albalá Genol
1,* and
Mariela Muller
1,2
1
Faculty of Education, International University of Valencia, 46002 Valencia, Spain
2
Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1053, Argentina
3
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Intell. 2023, 11(2), 22; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11020022
Submission received: 3 November 2022 / Revised: 6 January 2023 / Accepted: 18 January 2023 / Published: 21 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emotion and Aging)

Abstract

In recent years, the rise of social networks has changed relationships and lifestyles around the world. This has led to the emergence of the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), which consists of the need to constantly check social media and the anguish that comes from feeling a lack of rewarding experiences. The impact derived from the use of technologies in a digital environment has been widely studied in young people but not so much in older adults. The main aim of this study was to analyze FoMO levels in older adults and their relationships with sociodemographic and formative factors. Another aim of this study was to analyze whether the dimensions of emotional intelligence, the different forms of attachment and psychological symptomatology affect the FoMO levels of older adults. A total of 690 older adults from Argentina aged between 60 and 90 years (M = 69.01; SD = 5.48) participated, 54.5% of whom were women, responding using a geolocated online questionnaire. The main results confirmed that older people show FoMO levels similar to other general samples. In addition, results show several predictor variables with respect to FoMO: emotional attention, insecure attachment, depression and difficulties in interpersonal relationships. The implications of the results observed in older adults are discussed.
Keywords: fear of missing out; emotional intelligence; FoMO; older adults; attachment; emotional intelligence; depression; interpersonal relationships fear of missing out; emotional intelligence; FoMO; older adults; attachment; emotional intelligence; depression; interpersonal relationships

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Durao, M.; Etchezahar, E.; Albalá Genol, M.Á.; Muller, M. Fear of Missing Out, Emotional Intelligence and Attachment in Older Adults in Argentina. J. Intell. 2023, 11, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11020022

AMA Style

Durao M, Etchezahar E, Albalá Genol MÁ, Muller M. Fear of Missing Out, Emotional Intelligence and Attachment in Older Adults in Argentina. Journal of Intelligence. 2023; 11(2):22. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11020022

Chicago/Turabian Style

Durao, Marian, Edgardo Etchezahar, Miguel Ángel Albalá Genol, and Mariela Muller. 2023. "Fear of Missing Out, Emotional Intelligence and Attachment in Older Adults in Argentina" Journal of Intelligence 11, no. 2: 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11020022

APA Style

Durao, M., Etchezahar, E., Albalá Genol, M. Á., & Muller, M. (2023). Fear of Missing Out, Emotional Intelligence and Attachment in Older Adults in Argentina. Journal of Intelligence, 11(2), 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11020022

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