Adaptation and validation of the Online-Fear of Missing Out Inventory into Turkish and the association with social media addiction, smartphone addiction, and life satisfaction

Abstract Background In online environments, fear of missing out (FoMO) is where individuals become constantly preoccupied with what others are doing online and feel unable to log off in case they miss something. FoMO is a concept associated with the use of online social media (OSM; e.g., Facebook us...

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Published in:	BMC Psychology
Main Authors:	Fuad Bakioğlu, Metin Deniz, Mark D. Griffiths, Amir H. Pakpour
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-06-01
Subjects:	Fear of missing out (FoMO) Social media addiction Smartphone addiction Life satisfaction
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00856-y

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