▁ 3 4 ) ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁say ▁yes ▁to ▁everything ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁missing ▁out ; ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁respond ents ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁bare ly ▁invest ▁sufficient ▁energy ▁or ▁time ▁in ▁del ving ▁into ▁topics ▁or ▁new ▁interests . ▁Moreover , ▁F OM O ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁mot ive ▁for ▁an ▁increasing ▁use ▁of ▁social ▁media , ▁which ▁could ▁dist ract ▁people ▁from ▁learning ▁in ▁the ▁class room ▁and ▁operating ▁motor ▁vehicles . ▁Furthermore , ▁un he alth y ▁digital ▁hab its , ▁such ▁as ▁constantly ▁checking ▁for ▁emails ▁and ▁social ▁media ▁updates , ▁could ▁be ▁developed ▁and ▁thus ▁lead ▁to ▁ins u fficient ▁eng agement ▁in ▁present ▁social ▁interactions . ▁ ▁Besides ▁its ▁impact ▁on ▁real - world ▁social ▁activities , ▁F OM O ▁could ▁also ▁influence ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁long - term ▁goals ▁and ▁people ' s ▁self - per ception s . ▁Ar ound ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁respond ents ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁information ▁that ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁stay ▁up - to - date ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁almost ▁impossible ▁to ▁not ▁miss ▁out ▁on ▁something . ▁Through ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁relative ▁dep riv ation , ▁F OM O ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁condu ci ve ▁to ▁people ' s ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁their ▁experiences ▁and ▁a ▁feeling ▁of ▁having ▁less . ▁Moreover , ▁F OM O ▁also ▁plays ▁a ▁negative ▁role ▁in ▁people ' s ▁overall ▁psych ological ▁well - be ing .