Dwidienawati Diena, Pradipto Yosef, Indrawati Lilik, Gandasari Dyah
Business Management Program, BINUS Business School, Binus University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Departement of Psychology, Binus University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Apr 30;25(1):1584. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22124-5.
Gen Z, the cohort of individuals born approximately between the mid-to-late 1990s and the early 2010s, has been noted to experience challenges regarding their wellbeing. Yet, addressing wellbeing issues among individuals in their productive years is crucial due to the significant impacts on innovation, productivity, and performance. Wellbeing is influenced by internal and external factors. One important external factor is technology. Concerns such as excessive screen time and the constant need for updated information, often referred to as the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), have been associated with a decline in wellbeing. Nevertheless, comprehensive research examining the effects of screen time and FoMO on wellbeing remains limited. This study aims to explore both internal (such as FOMO, extraversion, and resilience) and external factors (such as social support and screen time) that contribute to the wellbeing of Gen Z individuals.
The research adopted a quantitative approach involving 408 participants, with Smart-PLS utilized for both the measurement model analysis and the structural model analysis.
Findings from the study reveal how social support, as external factor, is positively influencing wellbeing and resilience. The study also shows that resilience plays a role in influencing wellbeing. Therefore, the total impact of social support to wellbeing is strong, directly and indirectly. This study also shows the positive impact of personal traits, specifically extraversion to wellbeing. However, this study fails to show the dark side of technology impacted wellbeing.
The study expands knowledge on the direct positive relationship between social support, resilience, and well-being, revealing that social support significantly affects well-being both directly and indirectly through resilience. Additionally, it confirms that well-being is influenced by internal factors, such as resilience and extraversion, and highlights the impact of technology, especially Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and screen time, on well-being. Practically, it encourages parents and educators to support Gen Z by fostering open communication, guiding resilience development, and monitoring technology usage to combat potential negative effects like FoMO.
Z 世代大约出生于 20 世纪 90 年代中后期至 2010 年代初，他们在幸福感方面面临挑战。然而，关注处于工作年龄段人群的幸福感问题至关重要，因为这对创新、生产力和表现有重大影响。幸福感受内部和外部因素影响。一个重要的外部因素是技术。诸如屏幕使用时间过长以及对更新信息的持续需求（通常称为错失恐惧症，FoMO）等问题，已被认为与幸福感下降有关。然而，全面研究屏幕使用时间和错失恐惧症对幸福感影响的研究仍然有限。本研究旨在探讨有助于 Z 世代个体幸福感的内部因素（如错失恐惧症、外向性和复原力）和外部因素（如社会支持和屏幕使用时间）。
该研究采用定量方法，涉及 408 名参与者，使用 Smart-PLS 进行测量模型分析和结构模型分析。
研究结果揭示了作为外部因素的社会支持如何对幸福感和复原力产生积极影响。该研究还表明，复原力在影响幸福感方面发挥作用。因此，社会支持对幸福感的总体影响很强，既有直接影响，也有间接影响。本研究还显示了个人特质，特别是外向性对幸福感的积极影响。然而，本研究未能显示技术对幸福感产生负面影响的一面。
该研究扩展了关于社会支持、复原力和幸福感之间直接正向关系的知识，揭示了社会支持通过复原力对幸福感产生显著的直接和间接影响。此外它证实了幸福感受内部因素影响，如复原力和外向性，并强调了技术，尤其是错失恐惧症（FoMO）和屏幕使用时间对幸福感的影响。实际上，它鼓励家长和教育工作者通过促进开放沟通、引导复原力发展以及监控技术使用，来支持 Z 世代，以对抗像错失恐惧症这样的潜在负面影响。
