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Following the Joneses: FOMO and conspicuous sociality

First Monday, 2015
I argue that the proliferation of the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and its siblings (FOBO, FODA, MOMO, FODO) can be understood as envy-related anxiety about missed experiences (fear of missing out) and belonging (fear of being left out). Beyond feelings, people who speak of FOMO also speak of it as a behavior, most often as a compulsivity (related ...
Reagle, Joseph
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Fear of missing out (FOMO): overview, theoretical underpinnings, and literature review on relations with severity of negative affectivity and problematic technology use [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
This article discusses the fear of missing out (FOMO) on rewarding experiences, an important psychological construct in contemporary times. We present an overview of the FOMO construct and its operational definition and measurement.
Jon D. Elhai, Haibo Yang, Christian Montag   +2 more
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FOMO: A Force to Be Contained in Urology

Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, 2023
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The State Fear of Missing Out Inventory: Development and validation

Telematics and Informatics Reports, 2023
Across the multitude of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) research, the common notion is that FoMO is a dispositional trait which is generally stable over time. However, provided FoMO is conceptualized as a form of an anxiety regarding the concern one is absent
Alex J. Holte
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Walking away: Investigating the adverse impact of FOMO appeals on FOMO-prone consumers

Business Horizons
Elisabete Sa, Joaquim Silva
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Prevalence of Internet addiction and its impact on the physiological balance of mental health

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2016
Background: Internet usage beyond normal limit becomes problematic, leading to various comorbidities. A new alarming disorder known as the FoMO (fear of missing out) has been identified as one such comorbidity.
Naren Vaidya, Sobana Jaiganesh, Jaiganesh Krishnan   +2 more
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Differential Effects of Active Social Media Use on General Trait and Online-Specific State-FoMO: Moderating Effects of Passive Social Media Use

Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2023
Jian Mao,1,2 Bin Zhang1 1Department of Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2The School of Humanities, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bin ...
Mao J, Zhang B
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Self-regulation as a predictor of Fear of Missing Out in emerging adulthood

INSPIRA, 2020
The use of social media due to the development of technology has implications for the tendency to know the activity in their social circle. This tendency is called Fear of Missing Out (FoMO).
Dedy Surya, Dara Aulina
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The links between fear of missing out, status-seeking, intrasexual competition, sociosexuality, and social support

Current Research in Behavioral Sciences, 2023
With the surge of social media use in contemporary society, scholars have focused on how feelings of apprehension that one is missing out on important social activities (i.e., fear of missing out [FoMO]) might influence mental health.
Adam C. Davis, Graham Albert, Steven Arnocky   +2 more
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FoMO and Psychological Distress Mediate the Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Problematic Smartphone Use, and Problematic Social Media Use

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Low life satisfaction has often been associated with problematic social media use (PSMU), problematic smartphone use (PSU), FoMO and psychological distress.
Paolo Soraci, Z. Demetrovics, Nadia Bevan, Renato Pisanti, R. Servidio, Carla Di Bernardo, Elisa Chini, M. Griffiths   +7 more
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