Fear of Missing Out, Grit and Resilience among College Students in Kerala

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the interrelationship between fear of missing out, grit and resilience among college students in Kerala and to compare the mean differences on fear of missing out and grit based on their resilience levels. The participants for the present study consisted of 180 college students, who were drawn from 4 districts in Kerala by means of a stratified random sampling technique. The participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 25 years. The Fear of Missing Out Scale (Przybylski, Murayama, DeHann, & Gladwell, 2013), The Grit-O scale (Duckworth, 2007) and The Nicholson McBride Resilience Questionnaire (Nicholson, 2010) were used for assessment. Data were analysed using Pearson’s product-moment correlation analysis, one-way ANOVA and Duncan’s multiple range post-hoc analysis. The results revealed the existence of a significant positive relationship between grit and resilience of the participants. The results also revealed the existence of a significant difference on the grit level of the participants across the groups based on resilience. The developing resilience group shows a significant difference between strong and exceptional resilience groups; both the established and strong resilience group shows a significant difference from the exceptional resilience group. There is no statistically significant difference between developing and established resilience groups and established and strong resilience groups. The findings derived from the present study are an eye-opener on the relationship between grit and resilience. This study demands the need for the development of an intervention package which addresses the enhancement of resilience to develop perseverance to overcome obstacles or challenges that lie on the path to accomplishment and serves as a driving force in achievement realisation.