RT Generic
T1 Dataset_Profiles_Smartphone_Emotional_intelligence_FOMO.
A1 García-Canalejas, María
A1 Chamizo-Nieto, María Teresa
A1 Rey-Peña, Lourdes
K1 Teléfonos móviles y jóvenes
K1 Inteligencia emocional
K1 Adolescentes - Psicología
AB Background: Adolescents are the most vulnerable population for problematic smartphone use (PSU). The scientific literature provides evidence that factors such as fear of missing out (FoMO) and emotional intelligence (EI) can be related to problematic internet behaviours, but few studies have been conducted on PSU in adolescents. This study aimed to examine how FoMO and EI might explain PSU in adolescents. Methods: The sample consisted of 537 students (12–17 years old) who completed scales assessing problematic smartphone use, fear of missing out, and emotional intelligence. Results: The results showed in both cases moderate, significant and positive correlations between PSU and FoMO, while significant and negative correlations between PSU and EI were observed. In addition, high FoMO and deficits in EI were found to explain part of the variance in PSU. Conclusions: The results are discussed based on the Theory of compensatory internet use. The need to address EI and FoMO in educational contexts is also justified.
PB Universidad de Málaga
YR 2025
FD 2025-06-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38850
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38850
LA eng
NO Parte del proyecto I+D+i PID2020-117006RB-I00, financiado por MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
NO Grupo de investigación Applied Positive Lab CTS-1048G-FEDER (Junta de Andalucía)
NO Universidad de Málaga (M. T. Chamizo-Nieto bajo un contrato postdoctoral)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 5 mar 2026