The Fear of Missing Out

This paper seeks to conceptualize the phenomenon known as the “Fear of Missing Out” by developing and validating a measurement scale – “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMOSCALE) to be used in a marketing context. It will also further explore various antecedents that may impact on FOMO. The study suggests an...

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Main Authors: Lim, Wesley, Phau, Yong Mi, Cheah, Isaac, Teah, Hui Min
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Global Alliance of Marketing & Management Associations 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77641
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description This paper seeks to conceptualize the phenomenon known as the “Fear of Missing Out” by developing and validating a measurement scale – “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMOSCALE) to be used in a marketing context. It will also further explore various antecedents that may impact on FOMO. The study suggests an alternative approach towards the conceptualization of FOMO by defining it as a personality trait as opposed to an outcome of a behavior.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-776412020-10-27T05:49:37Z The Fear of Missing Out Lim, Wesley Phau, Yong Mi Cheah, Isaac Teah, Hui Min This paper seeks to conceptualize the phenomenon known as the “Fear of Missing Out” by developing and validating a measurement scale – “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMOSCALE) to be used in a marketing context. It will also further explore various antecedents that may impact on FOMO. The study suggests an alternative approach towards the conceptualization of FOMO by defining it as a personality trait as opposed to an outcome of a behavior. 2017 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77641 10.15444/GFMC2015.02.01.01 Global Alliance of Marketing & Management Associations restricted
spellingShingle Lim, Wesley
Phau, Yong Mi
Cheah, Isaac
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The Fear of Missing Out
title The Fear of Missing Out
title_full The Fear of Missing Out
title_fullStr The Fear of Missing Out
title_full_unstemmed The Fear of Missing Out
title_short The Fear of Missing Out
title_sort fear of missing out
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77641