Despite increased interest in FoMO, there has been to date scant
scholarly literature on its potential links with psychological health
and well-being. In fact, Przybylski et al.’s (2013) research was the
first to provide a number of insights into how fear of missing out
constellates with motivational, behavioral, well-being, and demographic
factors. Their study mainly showed that FoMO plays a
key role in explaining social media engagement over and above
several individual factors, such as levels of need satisfaction, general
mood, and overall life satisfaction. The concerns about the consequences
of the alarming rate of mental problems related to use of
social media among university students give additional reasons to
expect FoMO linked to motivational deficits.