Prevalence and predictive factors of ‘Fear of Missing Out’ among medical students during the Covid-19 pandemic
Daniel Brendon Melo Henriques Seabra,
Glenda Ribeiro da Silva Oliveira,
Ruan Angel Silva e Silva
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: The indiscriminate use of social networks is closely related to social anxiety, including Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), an expression in English that means the “fear of being left out”. This phenomenon is defined as a lasting apprehension that others may be having rewarding experiences from which the user is absent, and FoMO can be intensified in specific situations, such as during the Covid-19 pandemic. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and predictive factors of Fear Of Mis… Show more
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