<![CDATA[The expansion of digital technology has intensified psychological challenges among santri, particularly gadget distraction, fear of missing out (FOMO), social media pressure, and declining learning concentration. This study examines how Islamic Religious Education (PAI) contributes to the construction of santri’s psychological resilience and transforms digital anxiety into productive motivation within the pesantren environment. Employing a qualitative descriptive case-study design at PP. Tanbihul Ghofilin Al-Musthofa, Gresik, data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, and interpreted using Reivich and Shatté’s resilience framework. The findings show that PAI operates as an adaptive religious coping mechanism through structured worship, spiritual habituation, moral instruction, and pesantren discipline. These practices strengthen emotional regulation, impulse control, self-efficacy, and religious optimism while reducing the disruptive effects of digital exposure. More importantly, FOMO is religiously reframed through the values of zuhud, qana’ah, and fastabiqul khairat, shifting the fear of being left behind in digital trends toward motivation to excel in learning, worship, and religious achievement. The study demonstrates that pesantren-based PAI generates a context-specific model of psychological resilience that integrates spirituality, social regulation, and productive motivation in responding to digital disruption.]]>
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