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Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOs) Test

Understand how much fear of missing out shapes your mood and choices in 2 minutes. Ten quick items deliver clear insight to guide healthier attention, stress control, and real world decisions.

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September 1, 2026

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Fear of Missing Out (FoMO)

Measures how strongly a person tends to feel anxious about missing out on important experiences or information, especially in relation to others’ activities.

Low FoMO

Moderate FoMO

High FoMO

1 – 1.14: Low FoMO | 1.15 – 2.64: Moderate FoMO | 2.65 – 5: High FoMO

A score of 2 indicates a moderate level of fear of missing out, suggesting occasional worry about being left out that may sometimes influence attention and online checking habits.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Heavy social feed checkers

41%OF USERS

They often feel uneasy when not up to date and want to see how much this habit is driven by fear of missing something important.

Anxious decision overthinkers

34%OF USERS

They worry about choosing the wrong option and use the test to understand whether FoMO is shaping their choices and mood.

Therapy and coaching clients

25%OF USERS

They take it as part of self-work to measure FoMO and track progress in managing attention, stress, and satisfaction with daily life.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOS)

Average

3.1

Normal range

2.6 — 3.7

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below is a series of statements about everyday life. Please indicate the extent to which each statement describes your typical behavior. Respond based on your actual lived experience, not on how you think it should be. Consider each statement independently of the others.

- Not at all like me
- Slightly like me
- Somewhat like me
- Very much like me
- Exactly like me
- Not at all like me
- Slightly like me
- More or less like me
- Very much like me
- Exactly like me
- Not at all like me
- A little like me
- Somewhat like me
- Quite a lot like me
- Exactly like me

These are 3 of the 10 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOs) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure assesses concerns about missing rewarding experiences and the extent to which these concerns may influence mood, attention, and decision-making. The Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOs) is a brief self-report questionnaire in which respondents rate their agreement with statements reflecting fear of being left out of important or enjoyable events.

It contains 10 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. Items can be used to characterize the degree of preoccupation with others’ activities and perceived pressure to stay continuously updated.

The Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOs) may be used in clinical screening, counseling, and research to inform discussion of anxiety-related cognitions, social comparison, and technology-mediated checking behaviors, while recognizing that results should be interpreted in context and not used as a stand-alone diagnosis.

Literature: Przybylski, A. K., Murayama, K., DeHaan, C. R., & Gladwell, V. Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out. Computers in Human Behavior. 2013.