Research Article
Fear of Missing Out (FOMO): The Effects of the Need to Belong, Perceived Centrality, and Fear of Social Exclusion
Table 1
Social media use items and statistics.
| Item | |
| (1) Check your Facebook page or other social networks | 6.70 (2.26) | (2) Check your social network page from your smartphone | 6.79 (2.37) | (3) Check social networks at work or school | 6.27 (2.45) | (4) Post status updates | 2.75 (1.92) | (5) Post photos | 2.85 (1.73) | (6) Browse profiles and photos | 5.30 (2.35) | (7) Read postings | 6.28 (2.34) | (8) Comment on postings, status updates, photos, etc. | 4.27 (2.34) | (9) Click “like” to a posting, photo, etc. | 6.07 (2.54) | (10) Check your social networks to find out where the parties or social gatherings are | 3.28 (2.38) | (11) Post photos from the parties/social gatherings you go to | 2.57 (1.90) | (12) Comment or like photos of friends’ parties/social gatherings | 3.87 (2.44) |
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