Examination of Individuals’ Level of Fear of COVID-19, Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), and Ruminative Thought Style

Bayın, Ümit

doi:10.31014/aior.1993.04.02.215

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“…This finding is in line with previous research (e.g., Bueno-Notivol et al 2020 ; Pretorius 2021 ). The fight against Covid-19 resulted in significant and emotionally challenging changes in different areas of people’s lives, for example, social isolation, job loss, and permanent worry about one’s health and the health of close others, which could contribute to the increase of the negative symptoms (Klomek 2020 ; Bayın et al 2021 ; Evans et al 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Physical activity, mental and physical health during the Covid-19 outbreak: longitudinal predictors of suicide ideation in Germany

Brailovskaia

Truskauskaitė‐Kunevičienė

Kazlauskas

et al. 2022

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim Suicide ideation has increased since the outbreak of Covid-19 in many countries. The present longitudinal study investigated potential predictors of suicide ideation. Subject and methods Data of 406 participants from Germany (age M = 27.69, SD = 6.88) were assessed via online surveys in spring 2020 (baseline, BL) and in spring 2021 (follow-up, FU). Results The current results reveal a significant increase in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress between 2020 and 2021. Positive mental health (PMH), sense of control, and physical health significantly decreased. Depression symptoms (BL), PMH (BL), and consciously enhanced physical activity since the pandemic outbreak (FU) significantly predicted 12-month suicide ideation (FU). In a moderated mediation analysis, the positive relationship between depression and suicide ideation was significantly mediated by PMH. Consciously enhanced physical activity significantly moderated the negative association between PMH and suicide ideation. Conclusion The context of Covid-19 could negatively impact mental health and physical health. This might increase the risk for suicide ideation. However, PMH and physical activity might serve as protective factors. The protective effect of physical activity could be especially important in people with high depression symptoms and low PMH, such as clinical patients. Potential ways of how PMH and physical activity could be enhanced in the Covid-19 context to prevent suicide ideation are discussed.

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confidence: 99%

Physical activity, mental and physical health during the Covid-19 outbreak: longitudinal predictors of suicide ideation in Germany

Brailovskaia

Truskauskaitė‐Kunevičienė

Kazlauskas

et al. 2022

J Public Health (Berl.)

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“…Respondents were asked to rate their worry about each item (e.g., “I worry that if I were to contract COVID‐19, medical help would not be adequate in helping me with my symptoms,”) on a 1 ( Not at all ) to 7 ( A great deal ) scale. In an effort to parallel the study designs used by other FoMO researchers that have investigated fear of COVID‐19 (Bayin et al., 2021) using similar measures (i.e., the Fear of COVID‐19 Scale; Ahorsu et al., 2022), we intentionally selected seven items that were most similar to those found on the Fear of COVID‐19 scale–particularly, those that reflect worry primarily about oneself contracting the virus, rather than others. Thus, the COVID‐19 worry variable in the current study reflected a mean score of these seven items ( α = 0.91), with higher scores indicating more fear of COVID‐19.…”

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confidence: 99%

Fear of missing out and depressive symptoms during the COVID‐19 pandemic

LeRoy,

Lai,

Tsay‐Jones

et al. 2023

Social & Personality Psych

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During the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic, governments issued public health safety measures (e.g., “stay‐at‐home” ordinances), leaving many people “missing out” on integral social aspects of their own lives. The fear of missing out, popularly shortened as, “FoMO,” is a felt sense of unease one experiences when they perceive they may be missing out on rewarding and/or enjoyable experiences. Among 76 participants (ages M = 69.36, SD = 5.34), who were at risk for hospitalization or death if infected with COVID‐19, we found that FoMO was associated with depressive symptoms at Time 1, even when controlling for perceived stress, loneliness, and fear of COVID‐19. However, FoMO did not predict future depressive symptoms, about 1 week later, when controlling for Time 1 depressive symptoms. These findings provide further evidence that FoMO is associated with depressive symptoms in a short period of time even when accounting for other powerful social factors such as loneliness. Future research should explore the potential causal relationships between FoMO and depression, especially those that may establish temporal precedence.

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“…By trying to cope with the negative emotions, some of them tend to problematic smartphone use [ 80 ]. Furthermore, a positive relationship between rumination and FoMO was reported [ 81 , 82 ].…”

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From low sense of control to problematic smartphone use severity during Covid-19 outbreak: The mediating role of fear of missing out and the moderating role of repetitive negative thinking

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Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the use of digital devices, especially smartphones, remarkably increased. Smartphone use belongs to one’s daily routine, but can negatively impact physical and mental health, performance, and relationships if used excessively. The present study aimed to investigate potential correlates of problematic smartphone use (PSU) severity and the mechanisms underlying its development. Data of 516 smartphone users from Germany (Mage = 31.91, SDage = 12.96) were assessed via online surveys in April and May 2021. PSU severity was significantly negatively associated with sense of control. In contrast, it was significantly positively linked to fear of missing out (FoMO), repetitive negative thinking (RNT), and daily time spent on smartphone use. In a moderated mediation analysis, the negative relationship between sense of control and PSU severity was significantly mediated by FoMO. RNT significantly moderated the positive association between FoMO and PSU severity. Specifically, the higher the RNT, the stronger the relationship between FoMO and PSU. The present findings disclose potential mechanisms that could contribute to PSU. Potential ways of how to reduce PSU severity are discussed.

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Examination of Individuals’ Level of Fear of COVID-19, Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), and Ruminative Thought Style

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

Physical activity, mental and physical health during the Covid-19 outbreak: longitudinal predictors of suicide ideation in Germany

Physical activity, mental and physical health during the Covid-19 outbreak: longitudinal predictors of suicide ideation in Germany

Fear of missing out and depressive symptoms during the COVID‐19 pandemic

From low sense of control to problematic smartphone use severity during Covid-19 outbreak: The mediating role of fear of missing out and the moderating role of repetitive negative thinking

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