Poland: FOMO scale 2022

In 2022, 77 percent of internet users in Poland with a high FOMO* worried when they found out on social media that their friends were having fun without them. Additionally, 69 percent of internet users with high FOMO out of 18 percent of internet users in the general group worried when they lost an opportunity to meet with their friends.

FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) scale in Poland in 2022, by type of fear

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Poland

Survey time period

October 23-30, 2022

Number of respondents

1,083 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

Internet users

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* According to Andrew K.Przybylski, Kou Murayama, Cody R.DeHaan, Valerie Gladwell publication titled "Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out" - Fear of Missing Out, popularly referred to as FOMO is defined as a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent. FOMO is characterized by the desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing.

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