Across a series of studies, researchers dug into what really triggered FOMO – and what worked to fend it off.
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In a competitive market, careful planning and research will increase the chance of you buying a property you want and can afford.
When you’re spending up at the end of financial year sales, it’s important to understand the refund and exchange policies of different retail stores.
New research shows how fear of missing out and an inability to regulate our own emotions is linked to using the internet in concerning ways.
Nearly 80% of people have accepted invitations to events they didn’t want to attend.
Unplug and discover the joy of missing out.
Spotify Wrapped bills itself as a playful musical year in review – but for its users, its omnipresence on social media can inspire more negative feelings.
Research suggests that an important question parents can consider with pre-teens and teens is: “What are you doing online and how is it making you feel?”
It’s tempting to think limits would cause teens to riot in the streets. But Facebook’s own research reveals that young people are well aware of social media’s downsides.
The relationship between our smartphones and levels of the stress hormone cortisol isn’t yet clear, but people report feeling more stressed than they were before they had a smartphone.
Six things you can do to control your social media addiction.
Social media provide shortcuts to things we yearn for, like connection and validation. Media effects scholars explain the psychological benefits we get from Facebook that make it so hard to quit.
Social media can amplify the fear of missing out, or FoMO, but it can also be a platform for emotional support during the festive season.
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Associate Head of School (Research), UniSQ School of Business, University of Southern Queensland
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Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
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Ph.D. Student, Department of Sociology, University of Virginia
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James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects, Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory, & Director, Center for Socially Responsible AI, Penn State
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Ph.D. Student in Mass Communications, Penn State
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Associate Lecturer in Marketing, Curtin University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, New York Institute of Technology
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Research Fellow; Registered Psychologist; Deputy Chair, Cyberpsychology Research Group, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, West Virginia University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor in Social & Health Psychology, Durham University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Cornell University