In 2022, high FOMO* users in Poland used social networking platforms in every situation and circumstance, regardless of the negative effects of this activity: during work (** percent), online lessons or lectures (** percent), or even when crossing the street (** percent). However, such behaviors were much less frequently observed among the general social networkers.
* 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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