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Fear of missing out scale

(FoMOs)

Research Group
CBPI
Contacts Filipa Almeida

TITLE OF THE PORTUGUESE VERSION

Escala do Medo de Ficar de Fora (EMFF)

ORIGINAL VERSION

Przybylski, Murayama, DeHann, & Gladwell (2013)

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Almeida, F., Pires, L., Marques, D. R., & Gomes, A. A. (2024)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

FoMOs-P is a 10-item self-report instrument that measures a person’s fear of missing out on social events and rewarding experiences in their social circle. Based on a 5-point Likert scale, each item is rated from 1 (not at all true of me) to 5 (extremely true of me). A total score of 10-50 points is obtained by adding the scores of all 10 items. The higher the score, the higher the level of FOMO.

REFERENCES

  • Almeida, F., Pires, L., Marques, D. R., & Gomes, A. A. (2024). The European Portuguese version of the fear of missing out scale (FoMOs-P) in higher education students. Current Psychology, 43(20), 18025-18041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05583-0

  • Przybylski, A. K., Murayama, K., DeHaan, C. R., & Gladwell, V. (2013). Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out. Computers in Human Behavior, 29, 1814-1848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.014

CONTACTS
Filipa Almeida (filipa.almeida.gomes@fpce.uc.pt)

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