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Abstract：
During major health emergencies (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic) people often fear missing relevant information. COVID-19 information fear of missing out (FOMO) is a phenomenon where people feel anxiety about losing control of COVID-19-related information. The present study aimed to examine how COVID-19 information FOMO relates to mental health (e.g., depression and anxiety), the mediating role of resilience, and the moderating role of personality types during the COVID-19 pandemic. We surveyed 1442 Chinese undergraduates (Mage = 21.68 ± 2.35 years) on the relevant variables. The results showed that COVID-19 information FOMO was positively associated with depression and anxiety, and resilience mediated these associations. Latent profile analysis (LPA) identified three personality types (undercontrolled, adaptive, and overcontrolled). Personality types moderated the mediation models, in which the indirect effects were only significant in the participants classified in the undercontrolled group rather than the participants classified in the other two groups. This study told us that undergraduates\' mental health, particularly that of the undercontrollers, should be paid attention to when responding to a major public health emergency (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic).
摘要：
在重大卫生事件期间(例如，COVID-19大流行)人们经常担心错过相关信息。COVID-19信息害怕错过(FOMO)是一种现象，人们对失去对COVID-19相关信息的控制感到焦虑。本研究旨在检查COVID-19信息FOMO与心理健康的关系(例如，抑郁和焦虑)，韧性的中介作用，以及人格类型在COVID-19大流行期间的调节作用。我们调查了1442名中国大学生（Mage=21.68±2.35岁）的相关变量。结果显示,COVID-19信息FOMO与抑郁、焦虑呈正相关,韧性介导了这些关联。潜在个人资料分析(LPA)确定了三种人格类型(控制不足，适应性，和过度控制)。人格类型调节了调解模式，其中间接效应仅在被归类为低控制组的参与者中显著,而不是在被归类为其他两组的参与者中显著.这项研究告诉我们，大学生的心理健康，尤其是底层控制者，应对重大公共卫生紧急情况时应注意(例如，COVID-19大流行）。
