Fear of missing out and social networking sites use and abuse: A meta-analysis

G Fioravanti, S Casale, SB Benucci, A Prostamo… - Computers in Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
A growing body of research has examined the potential effects of the Fear of Missing Out
(FoMO) on Social Networking Site (SNS) use and Problematic SNS use (PSNSU). The aim …

Fear of missing out (FOMO): overview, theoretical underpinnings, and literature review on relations with severity of negative affectivity and problematic technology use

JD Elhai, H Yang, C Montag - Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
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 …

COVID-19 anxiety symptoms associated with problematic smartphone use severity in Chinese adults

JD Elhai, H Yang, D McKay, GJG Asmundson - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 is fast-spreading and potentially fatal, introducing home quarantine,
social distancing, and increased internet usage globally. We investigated COVID-19 anxiety …

Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and social media's impact on daily-life and productivity at work: Do WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat Use Disorders mediate …

D Rozgonjuk, C Sindermann, JD Elhai, C Montag - Addictive behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) is the tendency to experience anxiety over missing out
on rewarding experiences of others. It has been associated with daily-life disruptions, such …

Digital wellbeing as a dynamic construct

MMP Vanden Abeele - Communication Theory, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Mobile media support our autonomy by connecting us to persons, content and services
independently of time and place constraints. At the same time, they challenge our autonomy …

Individual differences in Fear of Missing Out (FoMO): Age, gender, and the Big Five personality trait domains, facets, and items

D Rozgonjuk, C Sindermann, JD Elhai… - Personality and Individual …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), or the anxiety of missing out on exciting or interesting
events happening, has received substantial attention over the past years, but its …

Health anxiety related to problematic smartphone use and gaming disorder severity during COVID‐19: Fear of missing out as a mediator

JD Elhai, D McKay, H Yang, C Minaya… - Human behavior and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Health anxiety has been linked with fear and anxiety regarding COVID‐19. Higher levels of
health anxiety likely increased social distancing and self‐isolating during the pandemic. We …

Depression, anxiety and fear of missing out as correlates of social, non-social and problematic smartphone use

JD Elhai, EF Gallinari, D Rozgonjuk, H Yang - Addictive behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
Few studies have examined mental health variables in relation to social vs. non-social
smartphone use, and how such types of use relate to problematic smartphone use (PSU) …

Fear of missing out (FOMO): The effects of the need to belong, perceived centrality, and fear of social exclusion

A Alabri - Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
“Fear of Missing Out”(FOMO) is an all‐consuming feeling that is associated with mental and
emotional stress. Such strains are caused by a compulsive concern that one is missing an …

Examining bi-directionality between Fear of Missing Out and problematic smartphone use. A two-wave panel study among adolescents

GL Coco, L Salerno, V Franchina, A La Tona… - Addictive Behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) construct has been the object of
growing attention in digital technology research with previous studies finding support for the …