▁F OM O ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁trigger ▁negative ▁social ▁and ▁emot ional ▁experiences , ▁such ▁as ▁b ored om ▁and ▁l onel iness , ▁through ▁social ▁media ▁usage . ▁Cons istent ▁with ▁earlier ▁research , ▁an ▁empir ical ▁study ▁on ▁F OM O ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁found ▁that ▁F OM O ▁has ▁a ▁negative ▁effect ▁on ▁people ' s ▁overall ▁m ood ▁and ▁life ▁satisfaction . ▁ ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁cogn itive ▁effects , ▁F OM O ▁could ▁further ▁inst ill ▁a ▁belief ▁that ▁an ▁inter ruption ▁is ▁more ▁like ▁a ▁" connection ". ▁F OM O ▁may ▁drive ▁someone ▁to ▁constantly ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁better ▁or ▁more ▁interesting ▁connection ▁with ▁others , ▁abandon ing ▁current ▁connections ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁without ▁real izing ▁that ▁what ▁they ▁move ▁to ▁is ▁not ▁necessarily ▁better , ▁just ▁different . ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁importance ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁potential ▁possibility ▁of ▁social ▁interaction ▁or ▁continu ously ▁stay ing ▁ab re ast ▁of ▁current ▁events ▁is ▁so ▁inten se ▁that ▁personal ▁safety ▁may ▁be ▁ignored . ▁For ▁instance , ▁it ▁is ▁common ▁to ▁find ▁people ▁text ing ▁while ▁driving . ▁ ▁C aus es ▁and ▁correl ations ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁theoretical ▁l ens ▁of ▁psych ological ▁needs , ▁F OM O ▁could ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁situ ational ▁or ▁long - term ▁def ic its ▁in ▁psych ological ▁needs ▁satisfaction , ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁which ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁an ▁increasing ▁trans par ency ▁of ▁other ▁people ' s ▁social ▁lives ▁and ▁an ▁es