▁constant ▁access ▁to ▁what ▁their ▁friends ▁and ▁pe ers ▁are ▁doing . ▁F OM O ▁is ▁almost ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁social ▁media ▁add iction ▁because ▁all ▁social ▁media ▁is , ▁is ▁seeing ▁what ▁others ▁are ▁doing . ▁The ▁constant ▁use ▁of ▁smart ph ones ▁ultimately ▁leads ▁to ▁people ▁constantly ▁view ing ▁sites ▁all ▁day ▁long . ▁ ▁F ear ▁of ▁missing ▁out ▁( FO MO ) ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁app reh ension ▁that ▁one ▁is ▁either ▁not ▁in - the - know ▁or ▁is ▁out ▁of ▁touch ▁with ▁some ▁social ▁events , ▁experiences , ▁and ▁interactions . ▁People ▁who ▁gra pp le ▁with ▁F OM O ▁might ▁not ▁know ▁exactly ▁what ▁they ▁are ▁missing ▁but ▁can ▁still ▁hold ▁a ▁fear ▁that ▁others ▁are ▁having ▁a ▁much ▁better ▁time ▁or ▁having ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁reward ing ▁experience ▁on ▁the ▁sp ur ▁of ▁the ▁moment . ▁F OM O ▁could ▁result ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁social ▁activities ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁is ▁absent , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁conversation , ▁a ▁TV ▁show , ▁a ▁wed ding , ▁a ▁party , ▁or ▁a ▁del icious ▁restaurant ▁in ▁town . ▁ ▁F OM O ▁could ▁simply ▁exist ▁as ▁a ▁per vas ive ▁mental ▁state , ▁but ▁it ▁can ▁also ▁lead ▁to ▁different ▁physical ▁re actions ▁( e . g ., ▁swe ating ) ▁and ▁real - world ▁behav iors . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁survey ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁UK , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁adult ▁Mill enn ial s ▁( current ▁age ▁between ▁ 1 8 ▁and