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    Vulnerable narcissism, fear of missing out and cyber trolling behavior in university students
    (UMT.Lahore, 2024) AROOJ
    The study was conducted to investigate the relationship between Vulnerable Narcissism, Fear of Missing Out and Cyber Trolling Behavior in university students. It was hypothesized that 1) There is a positive relationship between Vulnerable Narcissism, Fear of Missing Out and Cyber Trolling Behavior in university students, 2) Vulnerable Narcissism and Fear of Missing Out are likely to positively predict Cyber Trolling Behavior in university students, 3) There is likely to be a gender difference in terms of Vulnerable Narcissism, Fear of Missing Out and Cyber Trolling Behavior in university students. Research design of the study was correlational cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 200 university students from various universities in Lahore with the age range of 18 to 30 years (M = 20.63, SD = 2.32) including 91 males and 104 females. Purposive random sampling was used to access the sample. A self-constructed demographic sheet, Maladaptive Covert Narcissism Scale (Cheek et al, 2013), Fear of Missing Out Scale (Mazlum et al, 2022) and Online Trolling Behavior Scale (Hamarta et al, 2020) were used for assessment. The results of Pearson product moment correlation revealed a positive relationship between Vulnerable Narcissism, Fear of Missing Out and Cyber Trolling Behavior in university students. The result of multiple linear regression analysis revealed that Vulnerable Narcissism did not predict Cyber Trolling Behavior in university students whereas Fear of Missing Out positively predicted Cyber Trolling Behavior in university students. The results of independent sample t-test showed gender and family system differences in terms of Fear of Missing Out and Cyber Trolling Behavior, and residence area differences in terms of Vulnerable Narcissism and Cyber Trolling Behavior. Men showed higher levels of Fear of Missing Out and Cyber Trolling xvii Behavior. People living in joint family system showed higher levels of Fear of Missing Out and Cyber Trolling Behavior. People living in urban areas showed higher levels of Vulnerable Narcissism whereas people living in rural areas showed higher levels of Cyber Trolling Behavior. The present study will contribute to the field of cyber psychology.