4,590 responses from 459 respondents to 10 items.
| Description | Fear of Missing Out (FOMO): Measures the cognitive and behavioral aspects of anxiety regarding missing out on rewarding social experiences. Includes persistent desire to be connected and worries about social exclusion. |
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| Reference | Elhai, J. D., & Casale, S. (2026). Is fear of missing out (FOMO) differentially related to underlying dimensions of negative affectivity? Analyzing latent factors of rumination, depression, and negative affect. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2026.2624434 |
| DOI | 10.1080/10615806.2026.2624434 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Source data | https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/pwfr54ss5p/1 |
| Responses | 4,590 |
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| Respondents | 459 |
| Items | 10 |
| Response categories | 5 |
| Responses per respondent | 10 |
| Responses per item | 459 |
| Density | 1 |
| Longitudinal | FALSE |
| age range | Adult (18+) |
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| sample | Educational |
| construct type | Affective/mental health |
| measurement tool | Survey/questionnaire |
| item format | Likert Scale/selected response |
| primary language(s) | eng |
| construct name | FOMO Scale |
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Or load it directly in R or Python:
# R
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("itemresponsewarehouse/Rpkg")
library(irw)
df <- irw_fetch("FomoNegativeAffect_cremer_2026_fomo")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("FomoNegativeAffect_cremer_2026_fomo")
| IRW version | v393 |
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| Redivis dataset | item_response_warehouse_2 v19.0 |
| Redivis dataset DOI | 10.57761/qtx5-4m80 |
| Manifest pin for this IRW version | v19.0 |
| Metadata source | irw_meta v23.0 |