To illustrate its usefulness, we applied it to a recent topic which has attracted much disagreement (including among experts): whether social media is harmful for kids, and whether they should be ...

The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, ...

The language of the ban seems to suggest the relationship between social media and users goes in one direction – that people ...

and have identified a specific feeling called ‘FoMO’ – fear of missing out. So is using social media mainly good for our mood, or bad? To find out, we set up a small-scale experiment.

That sinking feeling has a name: FOMO — Fear of Missing Out. It’s a psychological tug-of-war, driven by the idea that something exciting or important could be happening without you. And in the age of ...

We’ve been studying FOMO for over a decade and recently published our work in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Over the years, we’ve learned what really drives intense feelings of ...

To illustrate its usefulness, we applied it to a recent topic which has attracted much disagreement (including among experts): whether social media is harmful for kids, and whether they should be ...

Researchers often lack full access to data from social media companies, which can make it difficult to conduct comprehensive studies. UVL/Shutterstock Why is this important? Discussion regarding ...