Fear of Missing Out Scale, FoMOs Test - the question form
Questions: 10 · 2 minutes
1. I worry that other people are having a more satisfying time than I am.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Describes me a little
3 – Moderately describes me
4 – Describes me well
5 – Describes me extremely well
2. I worry that my friends are having more satisfying experiences than I am.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Describes me slightly
3 – Describes me moderately
4 – Describes me well
5 – Describes me extremely well
3. I feel upset when I find out that my friends are having fun without me.
1 – Not at all describes me
2 – Describes me a little
3 – Moderately describes me
4 – Describes me well
5 – Extremely well describes me
4. I feel anxious when I do not know what my friends are planning to do.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Somewhat true of me
3 – Moderately true of me
4 – Mostly true of me
5 – Extremely true of me
5. It is important to me to understand the “inside jokes” among my friends.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Describes me a little
3 – Describes me moderately
4 – Describes me well
5 – Describes me extremely well
6. At times, I wonder whether I spend too much time keeping up with what is happening.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Describes me a little
3 – Moderately describes me
4 – Describes me well
5 – Describes me extremely well
7. I worry when I miss an opportunity to meet up with friends.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Describes me a little
3 – Describes me moderately
4 – Describes me well
5 – Describes me extremely well
8. When I am having a good time, it is important to me to share details online (e.g., post a status update).
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Slightly describes me
3 – Moderately describes me
4 – Describes me well
5 – Describes me extremely well
9. I feel anxious if I cannot join a planned get-together with friends.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Describes me a little
3 – Describes me moderately
4 – Describes me well
5 – Describes me extremely well
10. When I go away on vacation, I keep track of what my friends are doing.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Describes me a little
3 – Describes me moderately
4 – Describes me well
5 – Describes me extremely well