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Social Media Anxiety Scale

The Social Media Anxiety Scale measures the extent to which individuals experience anxiety, apprehension, and psychological distress related to social media use. Developed by Przybylski and colleagues (2013) and expanded by Elhai and colleagues, the scale captures the 'Fear of Missing Out' (FOMO) construct—anxiety about missing important social events or information if not actively monitoring social media—alongside broader concerns about social comparison, peer judgment, and online relationships.

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Social Media Anxiety Scale (SMAS)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / health-informatics
  • Elhai, J. D., Yang, H., & Montag, C. (2015). Whilst FOMO is related to negative mental health consequences, phubbing may be more emotionally disruptive. Computers in Human Behavior, 113, 106480. · URL
  • Przybylski, A. K., Murayama, K., DeHaan, C. R., & Gladwell, V. (2013). Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(4), 1841–1848. · DOI 10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.014
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