Open AccessFear of Missing Out Scale – A Nationwide Representative CAWI Survey in Poland
Author(s) -
Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska,
Małgorzata Kisilowska,
Tomasz Baran,
Aleksander L. Wysocki,
Justyna Jasiewicz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
central european journal of communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 1899-5101
DOI - 10.51480/1899-5101.13.3(27).1
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , cronbach's alpha , sample (material) , reliability (semiconductor) , the internet , internal consistency , web survey , consistency (knowledge bases) , psychology , phenomenon , index (typography) , missing data , social psychology , statistics , computer science , mathematics , geography , clinical psychology , psychometrics , world wide web , cartography , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) is a growing problem that arouses interest from scientists, media and recipients. Therefore, finding a universal way to calculate the scale of the phenomenon can not only become a common tool for estimating the extent of FOMO occurrence in any country, but also can be considered for managing this phenomenon. The article presents the results of measuring the FOMO scale in Poland in 2018. The project applied a Computer Assisted Web Interview survey of the representative sample (N=1060) of Poland’s internet users aged 15 years plus. Three groups of ‘FOMO level’ characteristics were determined (age was the most influential variable). The original method of recalculation of the FOMO scale results from figures to percentage data was developed in order to present the FOMO scale index. The FOMO items showed good internal consistency and reliability Cronbach’s α = .89, thus complementing previous international studies.