Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Braz J Psychiatry. 2021 Mar-Apr;43(2):203-209. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2020-0870.
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. Then, we review recent empirical research on FOMO's relationship with levels of online social engagement, problematic technology and internet communication use, negative affectivity, and sociodemographic variables. Additionally, we discuss theoretical conceptualizations regarding possible causes of FOMO and how FOMO may drive problematic internet technology use. Finally, we discuss future directions for the empirical study of FOMO.
本文探讨了对错失奖励体验的恐惧（FOMO），这是当代一个重要的心理学建构。我们介绍了 FOMO 建构及其操作定义和测量方法的概述。然后，我们回顾了最近关于 FOMO 与在线社交参与程度、问题技术和互联网通信使用、负性情感和社会人口变量之间关系的实证研究。此外，我们还讨论了关于 FOMO 可能原因的理论概念化，以及 FOMO 如何可能导致问题互联网技术使用。最后，我们讨论了 FOMO 实证研究的未来方向。
