Poland: social media usage by FOMO users 2018 I

This statistic illustrates the frequency of social media platform usage by internet users in Poland who are afraid of missing out on social networks as of March 2018. According to the survey, social networkers with high FOMO* declared more intensive use of social media platforms. Every second respondent described their use as an intensive one, while the same declaration had been made by every third person in the group of general social media users.

Frequency of social media platform usage by internet users who are afraid of missing out on social networks in Poland as of March 2018

7 = 'I use intensely'	High FOMO group	General group
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Release date

October 2018

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Region

Poland

Survey time period

March 18-28, 2018

Number of respondents

1,060 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

Internet users

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* 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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