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Predictors of Sleep Quality Among Emerging Adults in India: Exploring the Role of FoMO, Nomophobia and Evening Chronotype

Title
Predictors of Sleep Quality Among Emerging Adults in India: Exploring the Role of FoMO, Nomophobia and Evening Chronotype
Creator
Basu, Sabornee Karmakar; Sharma, Payal; Singh, Ashi; Makhija, Diya; Raghu, Pavana; Mohanty, Prapti; Mourya, Shradha
Description
Background: The increasing integration of mobile technology into daily life has raised concerns about its effects on sleep quality and mental health, particularly among emerging adults. The interplay between evening chronotype, nomophobia (no mobile phone phobia), and FoMO is crucial to understanding these impacts, especially in the digital age. The current study investigated whether nomophobia mediates the relationship between evening chronotype and sleep quality and between chronotype and FoMO with sleep quality in emerging adults. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among N = 501 emerging adults (Males = 144, Females = 356), aged 1825 (21.2 1.85 years), after approval from the Institutional Review Board. The participants completed measures of demographic information, sleep quality, FoMO, nomophobia and chronotype. Data were analysed using Jamovi and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: Significant negative associations were found between evening chronotype, FoMO, and sleep quality, indicating that individuals with an evening chronotype and those with higher FoMO tend to experience poorer sleep. Nomophobia significantly mediated the relationships between evening chronotype and sleep quality (Indirect estimate = ?0.00896, p < .05), and between FoMO and sleep quality (Indirect estimate = 0.0185, p < .05), amplifying these negative impacts. Conclusion: The study highlights nomophobias critical role in exacerbating the effects of evening chronotype and FoMO on sleep. Interventions targeting nomophobia and digital habits could improve sleep and mental health among emerging adults. The Author(s) 2025. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Source
Annals of Neurosciences;Issue;;Article No.;9727531251360110;
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Subject
emerging adults; Evening chronotype; fear of missing out; nomophobia; sleep quality
Coverage
Basu S.K., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, India; Sharma P., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, India; Singh A., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, India; Makhija D., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, India; Raghu P., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, India; Mohanty P., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, India; Mourya S., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, India
Rights
All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 9727531;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Basu, Sabornee Karmakar; Sharma, Payal; Singh, Ashi; Makhija, Diya; Raghu, Pavana; Mohanty, Prapti; Mourya, Shradha, “Predictors of Sleep Quality Among Emerging Adults in India: Exploring the Role of FoMO, Nomophobia and Evening Chronotype,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23139.

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