Poland: nomophobia among internet users with fomo 2022

In 2022, seven out of 10 Poles with high FOMO (fear of missing out)* checked smartphone screen notifications at every opportunity. In the general group, the percentage of such people was 46 percent. Six out of 10 respondents with high FOMO could not imagine life without a smartphone.

Nomophobia among Polish internet users who are afraid of missing out in 2022

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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.

Nomophobia is a situational phobia caused by the unavailability of a smartphone or the thought that one does not have it, cannot use it, or can lose it (Yildirim & Correia, 2015)

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