* According to Andrew K.Przybylski, Kou Murayama, Cody R.DeHaan, Valerie Gladwell publication titled "Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out" - Fear of Missing Out, popularly referred to as FOMO is defined as a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent. FOMO is characterized by the desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing.
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Leading reasons for using social media sites for people with FOMO in Poland 2018
This statistic provides information on the main reasons for using social media platforms by internet users in Poland who are afraid of missing out on social networks as of March 2018. According to the survey, the reasons for using social media sites indicated that at a general level they didn't differ from reasons for using most digital technologies. Among Polish internet users the percentage of people using social networking sites to find up-to-date information was at ** percent, to gain knowledge at ** percent, and as an entertainment at ** percent. For internet users who suffered from high FOMO* these indicators were noted at the higher levels of ** percent, ** percent and ** percent respectively.
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Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies (University of Warsaw). (October 15, 2018). Leading reasons for using social media platforms among Polish internet users who are afraid of missing out on social networks as of March 2018* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/982014/poland-reasons-for-social-media-usage-for-fomo-users/
Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies (University of Warsaw). "Leading reasons for using social media platforms among Polish internet users who are afraid of missing out on social networks as of March 2018*." Chart. October 15, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/982014/poland-reasons-for-social-media-usage-for-fomo-users/
Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies (University of Warsaw). (2018). Leading reasons for using social media platforms among Polish internet users who are afraid of missing out on social networks as of March 2018*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/982014/poland-reasons-for-social-media-usage-for-fomo-users/
Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies (University of Warsaw). "Leading Reasons for Using Social Media Platforms among Polish Internet Users Who Are Afraid of Missing out on Social Networks as of March 2018*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Oct 2018, /statistics/982014/poland-reasons-for-social-media-usage-for-fomo-users/
Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies (University of Warsaw), Leading reasons for using social media platforms among Polish internet users who are afraid of missing out on social networks as of March 2018* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/982014/poland-reasons-for-social-media-usage-for-fomo-users/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Leading reasons for using social media platforms among Polish internet users who are afraid of missing out on social networks as of March 2018* [Graph], Faculty of Journalism Information and Book Studies (University of Warsaw), October 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/982014/poland-reasons-for-social-media-usage-for-fomo-users/
