▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁et ym ology ▁of ▁F OM O ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Har bus ▁article ▁by ▁academic ▁Joseph ▁Re agle . ▁ ▁F ear ▁of ▁missing ▁out ▁results ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁and ▁increasing ▁add iction ▁to ▁social ▁media . ▁Sch ol ars ▁Black well ▁et ▁al ., ▁discuss ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁certain ▁predict ors ▁that ▁social ▁media ▁add iction ▁can ▁have . ▁The ▁article ▁begins ▁with ▁what ▁constit utes ▁a ▁social ▁media ▁add iction ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁be . ▁The ▁increasing ▁use ▁of ▁social ▁media ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁quickly ▁on set ▁and ▁hard ▁to ▁break ▁add iction . ▁They ▁define ▁add iction ▁to ▁social ▁media ▁as ▁when ▁one ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁control ▁their ▁usage ▁of ▁media ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁it ▁can ▁cause ▁inter ference ▁in ▁their ▁lives . ▁Their ▁study ▁has ▁focus es ▁on ▁four ▁main ▁predict ors ▁that ▁one ▁is ▁add icted ▁to ▁or ▁becoming ▁add icted ▁to ▁social ▁media . ▁These ▁four ▁predict ors ▁are ▁extra version , ▁ne uro t ic ism , ▁attachment ▁style , ▁and ▁fear ▁of ▁missing ▁out ▁( FO MO ). ▁These ▁person ality ▁tra its ▁make ▁it ▁easy ▁for ▁one ▁to ▁determine ▁their ▁dependency ▁on ▁media . ▁ ▁F ear ▁of ▁missing ▁out , ▁or ▁F OM O , ▁is ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁not ▁being ▁included . ▁This ▁fear ▁has ▁manif ested ▁and ▁grown ▁intens ely ▁because ▁of ▁social ▁media . ▁Ind ividual s ▁are ▁now ▁able ▁to ▁view ▁and ▁have