Fear of Missing Out
Fear of Missing Out — A 10-item scale measuring a pervasive apprehension that others are having rewarding experiences from which one is absent, characterized by a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing.
What it measures
A 10-item scale measuring a pervasive apprehension that others are having rewarding experiences from which one is absent, characterized by a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing.
Scale items
The item wording is under the publisher's copyright, so we do not reproduce it here. You can find the full items in the original article (see the DOI below). In Explonia, signed-in users get this scale complete in the built-in library and can add it to their own study — no need to find the items yourself. For use in your own research; please cite the original source.
Source and citation
Przybylski, A. K., Murayama, K., DeHaan, C. R., & Gladwell, V. (2013). Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out. Computers in Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.014
Reference table
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| Construct | Fear of Missing Out |
| Number of items | 10 |
| Response format | Likert-like |
| Journal | Computers in Human Behavior (2013) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.014 |
How to cite this page
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Szymkowiak, A. (2026). Fear of Missing Out — validated scale (2013). Explonia. https://explonia.com/scales/fear-of-missing-out/
Last updated: August 2026
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