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The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct.
This may result in compulsive checking for status updates and messages, for fear of missing an opportunity. Test subjects with lower levels of basic psychological satisfaction reported a higher level of FOMO. This is because, she explains, they are more likely to avoid social situations and rely more heavily on social media for connection and to decrease feelings of loneliness.In many ways, modern day FOMO is similar to the long-time phenomenon known as “Keeping up with the Joneses” — the pressure of having to meet or exceed your neighbor’s social status, wealth and popularity.
These negative habits included increased screen time, checking social media during school, or texting while driving.Studies also suggest that FOMO is a negative emotional state resulting from unmet social relatedness needs.