Social media and mindfulness: From the fear of missing out (<scp>FOMO</scp>) to the joy of missing out (<scp>JOMO</scp>)

Chan, Steven; Solt, Michelle van; Cruz, Ryan E.; Philp, Matthew; Bahl, Shalini; Serin, Nuket; Amaral, Nelson Borges; Schindler, Robert M.; Bartosiak, Abbey J; Kumar, Smriti; Canbulut, Murad

doi:10.1111/joca.12476

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“…The results of this study suggest that attention control and fear of missing out partially mediate the relationship between mindfulness and social media addiction. Consequently, in this study, we confirmed a direct link between mindfulness and social media addiction in Chinese college students ( 38 ). We found that mindfulness, through three paths, influence social media addiction, and that these three paths are: attention control, fear of missing out, and attention control → fear of missing out.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Impaired attention control makes individuals more likely to skew attentional resources toward threatening information in the presence of anxiety (52). As an anxious emotion, the negative association between FOMO and attention control has been verified by previous studies (26,38,53).…”

Section: The Serial Mediating Role Of Attention Control and Fomosupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Because they did not design mindfulness interventions specifically for FOMO, and implemented them in the form of psychoeducation rather than group psychotherapy. Social Media Mindfulness Practice had been proposed recently ( 38 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, less mindful attention was associated with higher levels of FOMO ( 37 ). Mindfulness practice has reduced levels of fear of missing out ( 38 ). Based on this evidence, we hypothesized that FOMO mediates the effect of mindfulness on social media addiction (H1).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The effect of mindfulness on social media addiction among Chinese college students: A serial mediation model

Chang

Meng

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated social media addiction (SMA), making it urgent to find effective interventions for social media addiction. Evidence has shown that mindfulness might be an effective intervention for social media addiction. However, psychological mechanisms by which mindfulness reduce social media use remain unclear. Here, we further addressed this issue to examine whether attentional control and fear of missing out (FOMO) mediate the relationship between mindfulness and SMA.MethodsWe recruited 446 college students from two universities in China and analyzed the data.ResultsThe results suggest that there are mediation effects of attentional control and FOMO between mindfulness and SMA through 3 paths: path 1, mindfulness → attention control → SMA (−0.04); path 2, mindfulness → FOMO → SMA (−0.22); and path 3, mindfulness → attention control → FOMO → SMA (−0.05).DiscussionTherefore, mindfulness-based interventions may be an effective way to alleviate social media addiction, especially mindfulness-based interventions targeting FOMO. At the end of the article, we also discussed the limitations of this study.

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Section: The Serial Mediating Role Of Attention Control and Fomosupporting

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The effect of mindfulness on social media addiction among Chinese college students: A serial mediation model

Chang

Meng

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Front. Psychiatry

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“…Mindfulness has been suggested as an antidote to mindless consumption, as it leads to better decision making (Bahl et al, 2013, Bahl et al, 2016; Chan et al, 2022; Milne et al, 2020; Sheth et al, 2011). Furthermore, mindfulness is commonly understood as the awareness arising when one pays attention in a nonjudgmental manner (Kabat‐Zinn, 1990).…”

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An expanded mindful mindset: The role of different skills in stress reduction and life satisfaction

Bahl

Milne

Swani

2023

Journal of Consumer Affairs

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Mindsets brought to the marketplace by consumers determine the decisions they make and, ultimately, their well-being. Mindsets based on a comprehensive set of mindfulness skills can provide a broader lens to understanding life's varied situations to make better choices. Considering research on mindfulness and Buddhist psychology, this study introduced an expanded mindful mindset comprising nine mindfulness skills: awareness, compassion for others, self-compassion, curiosity, energy, gratitude, inner calm, focus, and discernment. A national online survey, along with structural equation modeling, was conducted to examine differences in the narrower and expanded mindful mindsets and the relative contribution of the nine mindfulness skills to address stress and life satisfaction.The study found that a different set of mindfulness skills was required for life satisfaction and stress-reduction. Energy had the greatest impact on life satisfaction, and self-compassion had the greatest impact on stress reduction. Finally, the implications of an expanded mindful mindset were discussed.

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CRYPTO‐MANIA: How fear‐of‐missing‐out drives consumers’ (risky) investment decisions

Friederich,

Meyer,

Matute

et al. 2023

Psychology and Marketing

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The cryptocurrencies (cryptos) market has undergone rapid development in the last years. Although this market is highly volatile and has frequently crashed, consumers show continued interest as well as widespread possession of such assets. Therefore, this research explores the mechanisms underlying consumers’ engagement in crypto trading. The results of five studies including eight experiments reveal that externally evoked fear‐of‐missing‐out (FOMO) appeals influence consumers’ investment decisions and that this effect is mediated by affective processes and moderated by impulsivity. The results further demonstrate that FOMO appeals lead consumers to repeated investment decisions, even if prior losses have been incurred. Finally, the findings suggest that the effects of FOMO can be mitigated via communication strategies (i.e., fear messages). The results provide notable implications for academics and policymakers concerned with consumers’ crypto engagement.

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Social media and mindfulness: From the fear of missing out (FOMO) to the joy of missing out (JOMO)

Cited by 25 publications

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The effect of mindfulness on social media addiction among Chinese college students: A serial mediation model

The effect of mindfulness on social media addiction among Chinese college students: A serial mediation model

An expanded mindful mindset: The role of different skills in stress reduction and life satisfaction

CRYPTO‐MANIA: How fear‐of‐missing‐out drives consumers’ (risky) investment decisions

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