Although fear of missing out (FOMO) has become a widely experienced phenomenon, the specific social situations and cognitions driving the FOMO experience have not yet been closely studied. Across seven experiments (N = 5,441), we find that FOMO occurs when people miss events involving valued social groups and is driven by the perception of missed bonding and concerns about how this may negatively affect their future relationships. People feel greater FOMO when they miss events involving valued others (vs. strangers or irrelevant social groups) and when events foster social bonding (vs. individual activity)-even when the events themselves may be unenjoyable. FOMO is further intensified when concerns about one's future social-group belonging are elevated, either stemming from situational triggers (e.g., social media photos) or one's chronic anxious attachment to their social group. Notably, these concerns are exaggerated when considering the social costs of missing an event for oneself (vs. a friend). Given the social underpinnings of FOMO, reaffirming one's social belonging by reflecting on past social connection provides temporary relief. By revealing a novel, situational antecedent of FOMO and the underlying cognitions, this research demonstrates that current well-being is informed not only by current and past feelings of belonging but also by hypothetical projections about one's future social belonging. Taken together, our findings highlight the importance of social bonding in experiential consumption, identify new determinants of FOMO, and lay the groundwork for simple interventions to mitigate FOMO and its maladaptive consequences. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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对错过群体经历的社会后果的焦虑加剧了对错过的恐惧 （FOMO）。


尽管害怕错过 （FOMO） 已成为一种广泛体验的现象，但驱动 FOMO 体验的特定社交情境和认知尚未得到仔细研究。在七个实验 （N = 5,441） 中，我们发现，当人们错过涉及重要社会群体的事件时，就会发生 FOMO，这是由于认为错过了纽带，并担心这可能会对他们未来的关系产生负面影响。当人们错过涉及有价值的他人的事件（与陌生人或不相关的社会群体相比）以及事件促进社会联系（与个人活动相比）时，即使事件本身可能令人不快，他们也会感到更大的 FOMO。当对一个人未来的社会群体归属感的担忧升高时，FOMO 会进一步加剧，要么是由于情境触发因素（例如，社交媒体照片）或一个人对社交群体的长期焦虑依恋。值得注意的是，当考虑到错过自己（相对于朋友）的社会成本时，这些担忧被夸大了。鉴于 FOMO 的社会基础，通过反思过去的社会联系来重申一个人的社会归属感可以提供暂时的解脱。通过揭示 FOMO 的新颖情境前因和潜在认知，本研究表明，当前的幸福感不仅受当前和过去的归属感的影响，还受对一个人未来社会归属感的假设预测的影响。综上所述，我们的研究结果强调了社会纽带在体验式消费中的重要性，确定了 FOMO 的新决定因素，并为减轻 FOMO 及其适应不良后果的简单干预措施奠定了基础。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。