Fear of missing out (FOMO) is associated with activation of the right middle temporal gyrus during inclusion social cue

Lai, Carlo; Altavilla, Daniela; Ronconi, Ambra; Aceto, Paola

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.072

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“…Existing studies dealing with FoMO have been published in various academic fields, including psychology, management information system (MIS), and medicine [13][14][15][25][26][27]. Specifically, studies on the FoMO phenomenon in the field of psychology mainly describe FoMO as a kind of severe symptom like obsession toward the mainstream [13,17].…”

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“…Specifically, studies on the FoMO phenomenon in the field of psychology mainly describe FoMO as a kind of severe symptom like obsession toward the mainstream [13,17]. In the MIS field, FoMO is related to an emotional change, which leads to excessive use of social media and smartphones [15,25,26]. In addition, FoMO has been held as an addictive psychological symptom in medical fields such as psychopathology and psychiatry [27].…”

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“…As a consequence of this, early FoMO studies mainly focused on the anxiety or concern of being separated from the mainstream and reported that this attitude caused addictive behavior [13]. However, many recent studies have shown that FoMO can not only be reflected in the psychological anxiety of being separated from the group, but also in the case of reflecting FoMO from the social relations side, as well as the strong desire of the individual who wants to belong to the mainstream [15,16,25,26]. For example, Abel et al [15] argue that FoMO is divided into three dimensions, as follows: Sense of self, social interaction, and social anxiety.…”

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“…For example, Abel et al [15] argue that FoMO is divided into three dimensions, as follows: Sense of self, social interaction, and social anxiety. Additionally, Lai et al [25] considered need to belong and social pain as two aspects of FoMO. In summary, it has been discussed in terms of a desire aspect that commonly belongs mainly to the group and anxiety that one may be excluded from the group [13,26].…”

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“…According to existing studies [15,16,25,27], FoMO was both linked to general psychological needs (basic needs) and social needs of belonging. Belongingness needs exist inherently among human beings.…”

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This entry defines fear of missing out (FOMO) as a construct based on negative affect, social comparison, and counterfactual thinking. Prior theoretical foundations of FOMO and the nature of the experience based on prior research findings are briefly summarized. Its relevance to social media and media in general is discussed with an overview of previous research in regard to problematic and compulsive social media and smartphone use, mental health and well‐being, and advertising and marketing. Last, FOMO over the average human life span is discussed, that is, commonalities and differences of the FOMO experience depending on peoples' age. This entry aims to provide a detailed overview of current research in FOMO and to explicate the construct in a detailed fashion. Further, its relevance to today's media environment, specifically social media, is discussed.

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Despite the significant research on the impact of social media in people's lives, little is known about the extent to which social media impacts on compulsive buying behaviour (CBB). Moreover, previous studies of this relationship sampled heterosexual or non-sexually identified populations. This study addresses this gap in knowledge by examining the impact of social media use and its addiction on CBB, together with the moderating influence of self-efficacy (SEF), through a comparative analysis of heterosexual and LGBT+ consumers. The results reveal that LGBT+ consumers are significantly more prone to both addictions than heterosexuals, but that social media addiction (SMA) has a stronger impact on CBB amongst heterosexuals. Moreover, SEF has a non-significant influence on CBB amongst both heterosexual and LGBT+ consumers and does not significantly moderate the impact of SMA on compulsive buying behaviour in either sample. Furthermore, the findings suggest that both heterosexual and LGBT+ non-compulsive consumers could be vulnerable to compulsive buying addiction through social media exposure and the fear of missing out.

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Fear of missing out (FOMO) is associated with activation of the right middle temporal gyrus during inclusion social cue

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