Purpose

Research examining the “fear of missing out” (FoMO) is increasingly prominent, with a growing number of studies exploring this phenomenon. Despite the increased academic interest, no attempts have been made to synthesize extant knowledge on FoMO. There is limited holistic understanding of its conceptualization and operationalization. To address this gap, an exhaustive systematic literature review (SLR) on FoMO is presented.

Design/methodology/approach

Systematic review protocols and content analysis was used to analyze and synthesize insights from 58 empirical studies obtained from four academic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed and PsycINFO.

Findings

Significant diversity in prior research on FoMO was encapsulated in four themes. There are significant limitations in conceptualization of FoMO, along with narrow focus on geographic, methodological and contextual foci of prior studies. The authors propose a comprehensive framework and extensive gap-specific research directions to aid future research.

Research limitations/implications

The SLR is limited in its consideration of empirical studies published in academic journal articles obtained from four databases.

Social implications

The authors imply the critical need to ascertain motives for individuals' excessive engagement with social media and the subsequent impact on well-being indicators (e.g. sleep quality) and functional impairments (e.g. addiction).

Originality/value

This study magnifies and expands the intellectual boundaries of FoMO and suggests the adoption of a multidisciplinary perspective for further investigation. The use of novel theoretical lenses can further ascertain FoMO's effect on different cultures and social media users.

中文翻译：

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社交媒体用户害怕错过（FoMO）：系统的文献综述，综合研究和未来研究框架

目的

越来越多的研究探索这种现象，研究“恐惧失踪”（FoMO）的研究越来越突出。尽管学术兴趣增加，但尚未尝试合成有关FoMO的现有知识。对其概念和操作的整体了解有限。为了解决这一差距，提出了关于FoMO的详尽的系统文献综述（SLR）。

设计/方法/方法

系统的审查协议和内容分析用于分析和综合从四个学术数据库（Scopus，Web of Science，PubMed和PsycINFO）获得的58项实证研究的见解。

发现

先前关于FoMO的研究中的显着多样性归纳为四个主题。FoMO的概念化存在重大局限性，并且仅关注先前研究的地理，方法和背景重点。作者提出了一个全面的框架和针对差距的广泛研究方向，以帮助将来的研究。

研究局限/意义

SLR在考虑从四个数据库获得的学术期刊文章中发表的实证研究方面受到限制。

社会影响

作者暗示迫切需要确定个人过度参与社交媒体的动机以及随后对幸福指数（例如睡眠质量）和功能障碍（例如成瘾）的影响。

创意/价值

这项研究扩大并扩展了FoMO的知识范围，并建议采用多学科的观点进行进一步研究。使用新颖的理论镜头可以进一步确定FoMO对不同文化和社交媒体用户的影响。