5.2. Directions for future research
The present work features limitations that merit mention and
open avenues for future research. First and foremost, because the
data used for the present studies were collected through one-time
surveys, they reflect snapshots of individuals in time. As such,
future work examining FoMO in experime ntal settings will be
valuable and allow for causal models to be evaluated. For example,
as an individua l difference factor, FoMO lends itself well to a moderating
role in person by situation interactions . Second, the present
research examine d FoMO as an individual difference and provides
little informat ion about the temporal and contextual stability of
fear of missing out. Like many other stable constructs (e.g., selfesteem;
Kernis, 2003 ), it is relationa l factors may influence variability in FoMO across months,
weeks, or even the course of the day. Finally, future research
should examine FoMOs’ place among a wider nomological web of
constructs . The present findings indicated that FoMO varied in
terms of individual demographics like age and gender, future work
evaluating how it constellates with a wider range of factors, such
as personality constructs like the Big-5 (Poropat, 2009 ). e to expect situation al and