
Fear Of Missing Out Scale
10 questions that will help you understand how severe your fear of being left out of social events is.
By Mark Travers, Ph.D.
August 31, 2023

By Mark Travers, Ph.D.
August 31, 2023
Mark Travers, Ph.D., is the lead psychologist at Awake Therapy, responsible for new client intake and placement. Mark received his B.A. in psychology, magna cum laude, from Cornell University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. His academic research has been published in leading psychology journals and has been featured in The New York Times and The New Yorker, among other popular publications. He is a regular contributor for Forbes and Psychology Today, where he writes about psycho-educational topics such as happiness, relationships, personality, and life meaning. Click here to schedule an initial consultation with Mark or another member of the Awake Therapy team. Or, you can drop him a note here.
Do you often feel that no matter how outgoing you may be, you are still left out? The Fear Of Missing Out Scale is a simple 10 item unidimensional scale that can help you understand your feelings of insecurity and inferiority, especially about missing out on important social events.
You can take this test here. Please follow all of the steps to receive your results.
References: Przybylski, A. K., Murayama, K., DeHaan, C. R., & Gladwell, V. (2013). Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out. Computers in human behavior, 29(4), 1841-1848.