Boyce, Rachel (2022) The Fear of missing out (FOMO): Investigating the relationship between sexual FOMO, norm misperception and risky sexual behaviour. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Popular media indicates that many people, especially women, experience sexual FOMO; the negative feeling that others are having more rewarding, frequent and exciting sexual experiences than you are (Zebroff, 2020). Research on general FOMO suggests that sexual FOMO may have negative effects. Yet, there is little to no empirical research on sexual FOMO, nor on its associated variables. This study uses a social psychological perspective to examine the relationship between sexual FOMO, norm misperception and risky sexual behaviour. In a sample of women in the United Kingdom (N = 249), sexual personal FOMO positively predicted risky sexual behaviour, but an inverse relationship was found for sexual social FOMO. Norm misperception negatively predicted risky sexual behaviour also. Neither sexual personal, nor sexual social FOMO mediated the relationship between norm misperception and risky sexual behaviour. These findings propound that the personal considerations aspect of sexual FOMO may play a role in encouraging risky sexual behaviour, whereas the social comparison component may actually discourage it. Although this is valuable contribution to the research on FOMO, further experimental and longitudinal research is encouraged so that a more comprehensive understanding of the relationships between the constructs of this study can be attained.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Epstude, K. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2022 13:30 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2022 13:30 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/685 |
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