Fear of Missing Out (FOMO): The Effects of the Need to Belong, Perceived Centrality, and Fear of Social Exclusion

Table 3

Correlation matrix of gender, need to belong, social media use, perceived centrality, perceived affect, fear of social exclusion, and FOMO.

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Female	—
Need to belong	.197	—
Social media use	.195	.373	—
Perceived centrality	.155	.179	.174	—
Perceived affect	.120	.145	.128	.867	—
Fear of social exclusion	.109	.543	.206	-.033	-.056	—
FOMO	.158	.644	.414	.084	.054	.463	—

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).