According to research from Semmelweis University, not only personality traits contribute to problematic smartphone use, but weak self-control and a strong fear of missing out (FOMO) on social events ...

Researchers observed a link between a constant fear of missing out, addictive TikTok habits, and everyday memory errors. These findings suggest that short video platforms share a unique relationship ...

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More paralysing than FOMO, FOBO can get in the way of your career, relationships and mental wellbeing. We asked a clinical psychologist how to overcome it once and for all.

Do you have an uneasy and sometimes all-consuming fear that others are doing something or experiencing something that you're not? If so, you may be suffering from a form of social anxiety called "FOMO ...