Predictors of Cognitive Failures: Media Multitasking and Fear of Missing Out

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Cilt: 17 Sayı: Supplement 1
Predictors of Cognitive Failures: Media Multitasking and Fear of Missing Out

Predictors of Cognitive Failures: Media Multitasking and Fear of Missing Out

Pages : 466-481

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Publication Date : 2025-12-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study examined how cognitive failures encountered in daily life vary depending on the frequency of multitasking and the fear of missing out (FoMO). Method: Using a correlational cross-sectional design, the study included data from 315 participants aged 18-35 (Mage = 20.69, SD = 3.05) who completed the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, the Short Media Multitasking Measure, the Social Media Multitasking Scale, and the Fear of Missing Out Scale. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and hierarchical multiple regression. In the regression model, age and daily time spent on social media use were included as control variables. Results: Cognitive failure scores showed significant positive correlations with daily time spent on social media (r = .19, p < .001), media multitasking frequency (r = .30, p < .001), academic-social media multitasking frequency (r = .30, p < .001), and FoMO (r = .30, p < .001). Hierarchical regression results indicated that fear of missing out (β = .206, p < .001), media multitasking frequency (β = .197, p < .001), and academic-social media multitasking frequency (β = .171, p = .003) together accounted for 17% of the variance in cognitive failures (adjusted R2 = .170). FoMO emerged as the strongest predictor of cognitive failures, followed by media multitasking frequency and academic-social media multitasking frequency. Conclusion: The findings suggest that cognitive failures are more strongly associated with media use motivations such as FoMO, and with the context of media use, such as multitasking behaviours, rather than with the amount of time spent on social media.
Keywords : Bilişsel Hatalar, Medya Çoklu Görevi, Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu

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