Does checking Twitter and Facebook to see what your friends
are up to make you feel like you are missing out on all the fun? Researchers
have come up with a way of measuring the modern day concept of the “fear of
missing out” (FoMO).
The rise in social media, where we can keep up-to-date with
each other’s every movements like never before, has led to the hidden curse of
the “fear of missing out”.
A relatively new concept, FoMO is a concern people have that
others may be having more fun and rewarding experiences than them and is
characterised as the desire to stay continually connected with what others are
doing.